Overview
- Iris Stalzer, 57, was stabilized after being airlifted to hospital and is now reported out of immediate danger with a favorable prognosis.
- Hagen police said the teenager's daughter is the primary suspect, following evidence collected at the home and Stalzer's statement from the hospital.
- Authorities said no political motive has been established, though national leaders including Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemned the stabbing.
- Initial reports of multiple male assailants and the temporary detention of the 15-year-old son gave way to a focus on an intrafamilial incident; the son was held to preserve evidence.
- A Hagen prosecutor indicated the case is being treated as grievous bodily injury rather than attempted homicide, with the investigation and forensic work continuing.