The pre-trial detention was applied for on Wednesday, with a decision by the court probably expected on Thursday, said Ulrike Breiteneder, spokeswoman for the Linz prosecution at the request of OÖN. That the homeless man is said to have stabbed his Romanian wife and on the Escape with a rental car is said to have hit two young police officers and seriously injured them, the public prosecutor’s office initially evaluates as three attempted murders.