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Herdecke Mayor-Elect Iris Stalzer Stabilized After Stabbing as Probe Centers on Family

Authorities report no evidence of a political motive.

Forensic investigators appear at the crime scene at a street in Herdecke, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, after the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, has been found critically injured in her apartment. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A police officer talks on his phone at a street in Herdecke, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, after the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Iris Stalzer, has been found critically injured in her apartment. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Die bei einem Messerangriff schwer verletzte designierte Herdecker Bürgermeisterin Iris Stalzer (SPD) ist von ihrer Tochter niedergestochen worden.
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Overview

  • Police said Wednesday afternoon that the 57-year-old SPD politician is no longer in life-threatening condition after multiple stab wounds at her home.
  • Investigators are focusing on a domestic context, and a homicide commission has taken over the case with no suspects believed to be at large.
  • Stalzer named her 17-year-old adoptive daughter as the attacker, according to officials, but prosecutors classify the case as dangerous bodily harm and are not seeking arrest warrants.
  • Both adoptive children, aged 15 and 17, were taken into custody for questioning and are to be released to youth services as the inquiry continues.
  • Police say the crime scene is the house, with evidence pointing to the basement, and two knives were secured; media reports also describe bloodstained clothing and attempts to clean blood traces before the emergency call.