Woman suffers life-threatening injuries in Mettmach knife attack
Friday 14th August 2026 on 16:30 in
Austria
ORF Upper Austria reported that a woman suffered life-threatening injuries in a knife attack in Mettmach, in the Ried im Innkreis district, on Friday. Emergency services took her to Ried Hospital, according to a report by the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper.
Police confirmed the incident to ORF Upper Austria but initially provided no further details. The woman’s partner was reportedly arrested.
Police investigations are ongoing. Authorities have not yet released information about the possible circumstances of the attack or the woman’s current condition.
Source
(via ORF)