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Iris Stalzer, mayor-elect of Herdecke, remains in hospital after a stabbing at her home. Police are investigating all possible motives. Iris Stalzer, the recently elected mayor of Herdecke in western ...

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The mayor of a western German town is fighting for her life a day after she was stabbed 13 times in an “abhorrent attack”, according to reports. Iris Stalzer, 57, was found with serious injuries and ...

07:31, Wed, Oct 8, 2025 Updated: 13:34, Wed, Oct 8, 2025 The newly elected mayor of a southwestern German town, Herdecke, has been left fighting for her life after being brutally attacked and stabbed, ...

Iris Stalzer, mayor-elect of the west German town of Herdecke, has told investigators it was her adoptive daughter who stabbed her repeatedly in her home this week. Police said Stalzer's life was no ...

The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Iris Stalzer, 57, a ...

A German mayor is in a critical condition after being stabbed 13 times near her home, according to reports. Iris Stalzer, 57, a member of the centre-Left Social Democrats party, was found with ...

The newly elected mayor was reportedly attacked by several men (Picture: AP) The children of the mayor of a German town stabbed 13 times and found bleeding in a chair are being questioned by police.