Overview

• The Hagen prosecutor’s office and police say there is no evidence of a political motive in the attack on 57-year-old Iris Shtaltser, who remains in critical condition.
• Two foster children of Shtaltser, ages 15 and 17, called emergency services and were taken for questioning and forensic examination, and they remain with police, according to authorities.
• Law enforcement sources report a domestic violence incident in the family was recorded by police in summer 2025.
• Earlier media reports said Shtaltser suffered multiple stab wounds near her home and told her son several men attacked before he found her in her apartment.
• Police continue to collect evidence and search for suspects; Shtaltser, a member of the SPD, was elected mayor on September 28.