The moment every minute passing is critical to her health mayor As she fights for her life after the dozens of knives she received today (07.10.2025) at her home at Germanythe police were handcuffed to the adopted son and her daughter for questioning.
The attack on 57 -year -old Iris Stalcher, a newly elected mayor of the city of Herdekenear the western city of Dortmund in Germany, occurred on Tuesday afternoon – according to German media, The politician has received more than 13 knives.
As Bild writes, The woman was identified in a lake of blood in her diamond her 15 -year -old adopted son – brought knives to the stomach and back.
According to the newspaper, Police arrested the young man, who told police that his mother was attacked outside their home by “several men on the road”.
Added that The young man was transferred from the place of crime with handcuffs for questioning.
According to the newspaper, The 15 -year -old called the authorities along with his 17 -year -old adopted sister at 12:40 pm, who was in the apartment when authorities arrived.
According to Der Spiegel, last summer her 17 -year -old adoptive daughter, Stalcher, allegedly attacked the 57 -year -old with a knife in the same house.
Stalzer was taken to a helicopter hospital where she receives urgent treatment and is reportedly in critical condition.
Prosecutors and police said in a joint statement that the investigation is considering any possibility and said: “The involvement of close family members cannot be excluded at present.”
Stalzer was to take up her duties after her election as the mayor of Herdecke in the Northern Rhine-Westphalia state just a week ago.
The German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz condemned the attack as a “awful act” and called for his crime and history to be “clarified”.
“The motivation for crime is completely unclear. We are investigating all the chances, “said police spokesman Tinos Sefer.
Stalcher, a member of the center -left Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Germany, the smallest party in the country’s conservative government, was elected Mayor of Herdeke on September 28.
After securing just over 52.2% of the votes, she celebrated her success with a post on Instagram, writing: “Above all, I would like to thank Herdecke for this fantastic result and the confidence you showed me as a new mayor.
I will start my term in November, full of joy, excitement and respect for this work. Along with you, I want to shape, develop and maintain the vivacity of our city. “