Vienna man arrested over alleged rape and two days of confinement

A 32-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly locking his 45-year-old former partner in her Vienna apartment for two days, raping and beating her, ORF reports.

The woman escaped on Wednesday afternoon during a shopping trip with the man and reported the incident at a police station in Favoriten. Police said he had stayed at her home for several days before allegedly locking her in and assaulting her.

Police launched a search and arrested the Serbian man in his car in Floridsdorf. He had an alcohol level of about one per mille and surrendered his driving licence.

A barring and approach ban, as well as a provisional weapons ban, were issued against the man, who had no previous record. He remains in police custody, and police have yet to question him.