Rescue services on the street in Herdecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where the recently elected mayor of Iris Stalzer was injured in a knife attack.© Getty Images / Bernd Thissen;picture alliance
Iris Stalzer, the recently elected mayor of the city of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, was found with multiple stab wounds and is in critical condition, reported the authorities on Tuesday.Police have reported that no arrests have been made so far.
57-year-old Stalzer, a social politician and union lawyer, won a second circular of elections last month, winning 52.2% of the vote and taking the office of mayor of Herdecke.She was found in her flat with life-threatening injuries.This incidental occurs during a period of fast increase in knife force throughout the region.Stalzer was found by her adopted 15-year-old son, who told police that she had been attacked by respective men outside the home before she had her own strength returned to her apartment, as reported by Bild.
Her 17-year-old adopted daughter was besides to be in the flat during the attack.The author reported that the boy was taken from the scene in handcuffs and in a protective suit.
Investigators have informed us that this was intended to prevent evidence from being erased."We fear for the life of the candidate for mayor and hope for her full recovery" “The German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wrote on social media.
He condemned a knife attack, calling it "a terrible act" And insisted on "quick investigation".Investigators did not publically disclose any suspects or motives.
Police have only informed that a search action is underway in Herdecke and that further details will shortly be revealed.However, Der Spiegel reported that at the beginning of that year, there was an alleged home force incidental at the politician's home erstwhile an adopted daughter allegedly utilized a knife against Stalzer.In North Rhine-Westphalia, where Herdecke lies, police statistic indicate a sharp increase in knife violence.
According to local data, the overall number of knife offences has increased by more than 50% since 2020, and the number of knife attacks in public places has more than doubled in the last 5 years.
Similar trends have been observed throughout Germany, where police have noted a steady increase in the number of knife attacks and threats with its usage throughout the country since 2022.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/626046-germany-mayor-elect-stabbed/
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