00:00The newly elected mayor of the western German town of Herdecke was found in her home with
00:07multiple life-threatening stab wounds on Tuesday. She was taken to a hospital by helicopter.
00:14Iris Stalzer, who was elected on September 28th, is a member of the center-left Social
00:18Democratic Party, the junior party in Germany's conservative-led government.
00:23Police said they are investigating, adding that a family-related incident couldn't be ruled out.
00:30Officials say Stalzer's two adopted teenage children had made the emergency call to
00:35authorities. They were later taken into custody, according to local media.
00:40It was reported that police had been called to Stalzer's house on several occasions in the past
00:45due to reports of domestic violence. German Chancellor Friedrich Meritz shared in a post
00:51on X that he feared for Stalzer's life and hopes for a full recovery.
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