BERLIN - German police said on Oct 8 that the prime suspect in the stabbing of a newly elected town mayor was her 17-year-old adoptive daughter. Ms Iris Stalzer, who had recently been elected mayor of ...

A newly elected German mayor who suffered life-threatening stab wounds was apparently attacked by her teenage daughter, investigators say. Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected as the mayor of the western ...

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 ...

A newly elected German mayor was found fighting for her life with multiple stab wounds after a screaming row was overheard at her house by neighbours. Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of ...

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, ...

Newly elected Herdecke mayor Iris Stalzer critically injured in suspected knife attack. Police launch manhunt as Germany condemns brutal assault on SPD mayor-elect. Attack renews debate on safety of ...

The incoming mayor of a German town is said to be fighting for her life after being stabbed multiple times. Iris Stalzer is due to take office next month in Herdecke, in the Ruhr region, after being ...

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 ...

Rescuers allegedly found the mayor 'bleeding in a chair' after the attack A GERMAN mayor was found bleeding in a chair after being stabbed 13 times with her two children now being quizzed by cops, ...

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.

A newly elected German mayor is fighting for her life today after being repeatedly stabbed at her home - with police taking her teenage adopted son and daughter away for questioning. The attack on ...

A newly-elected German mayor has been left with life-threatening injuries. Iris Stalzer, a Social Democrat who was elected mayor of Herdecke in the Ruhr region a week ago, was reportedly found by her ...