Overview

• Police confirmed two personal contacts with Iris Stalzer on Monday and say a case was opened with measures taken, as North Rhine-Westphalia officials review the response.
• Stalzer was found at home with 13 stab wounds and head injuries and was airlifted to a Bochum clinic, where she is no longer in life-threatening condition.
• Investigators are focusing on her 17-year-old adoptive daughter, who placed the emergency call and initially reported an attack by men before Stalzer later identified her.
• Forensic teams reported that larger bloodstains had been cleaned before the emergency call, and media reports cite hours of abuse in the basement including attempts to ignite hair and clothing.
• Both adopted children are now in youth-welfare care, and the Jugendamt has declined case details due to privacy protections.