Mayor in western Germany in critical condition after stabbing, says source
The case raises memories of the 2019 murder of conservative local government president Walter Luebcke
October 07, 2025 17:12
DUESSELDORF: A freshly elected mayor was found injured in western Germany with multiple stab wounds and her life is in danger, a security source told Reuters on Tuesday.
Bild newspaper reported that Iris Stalzer, a Social Democrat who was due to take office after being elected mayor of Herdecke in the Ruhr region a week ago, had been found by her son.
