Overview

• The 57-year-old SPD politician told police she was assaulted in the house cellar with a spray can and lighter before being stabbed with two knives.
• Emergency responders found her bleeding and unresponsive in a living-room chair, and investigators later determined that blood traces in the home had been wiped.
• Doctors documented about 13 stab wounds along with head hematomas and skull fractures, and authorities say she is no longer in life-threatening condition.
• One suspected knife and bloodied clothing were found in the 15-year-old adoptive son’s backpack, and investigators are examining any role he may have played.
• Officials report no indication of a political motive, note prior domestic incidents at the home, and say her mayoral term is slated to begin on November 1.