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2 weeks ago

German mayor recovering, names daughter as knife attacker DW 10/08/2025

Iris Stalzer, Herdecke mayor-elect, survived a stabbing, identified her adopted 17-year-old daughter as the attacker, and prosecutors did not order pretrial detention.
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3 weeks ago

Germany: Town mayor critically injured in stabbing DW 10/07/2025

Iris Stalzer, the recently elected mayor of Herdecke in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, was discovered critically injured in her apartment, authorities said on Tuesday. Security sources told reporters the center-left Social Democrat politician had suffered several stab wounds. Public broadcaster WDR first reported the incident. Emergency services found Stalzer alive but in life-threatening condition. Police have not released further details about possible suspects or motives.
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