3 w. ago German mayor stabbed in Herdecke 'tortured in basement' before brutal attack

Iris Stalzer, who accused her adopted daughter of stabbing her at home in Herdecke, western Germany, has alleged she was tortured by the teenager for hours before the attack

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3 w. ago German mayor was 'tortured for hours by her adopted daughter, 17, who kept her in a basement and brutally stabbed her' leaving her fighting for life

A police investigation has revealed horrific new details of torture including the use of multiple knives to inflict more than a dozen stab wounds to Mayor Iris Stalzer

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3 w. ago German mayor brutally stabbed at home names her own daughter as attacker

Iris Stalzer suffered life-threatening wounds but is expected to survive

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3 w. ago German mayor Iris Stalzer accuses teen daughter of Herdecke stabbing, say cops

Iris Stalzer, 57, who has been elected mayor of Herdecke in western Germany, was found with stab wounds at her home and it is alleged she was attacked by her 17-year-old daughter

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3 w. ago German mayor 'was stabbed by adopted daughter, 17', police believe after finding bloodied knife and clothes

Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected as the mayor of Herdecke in western Germany on September 28 and is due to take office on November 1.

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3 w. ago German mayor was found fighting for life with stab wounds after 'screaming' row in her house, neighbours reveal as she refuses to name attacker and her adopted daughter, 17, becomes suspect

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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3 w. ago German mayor left fighting for life in frenzied stabbing refuses to name her attacker

Iris Stalzer, 57, mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke near the western city of Dortmund, was found at her home at around 12.40pm local time on Tuesday with life-threatening injuries.

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3 w. ago German mayor in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the attack which happened just days after the mayor was elected

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3 w. ago German mayor fighting for life after being stabbed ‘13 times’ in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the attack which happened just days after the mayor was elected

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3 w. ago German mayor fights for life after being repeatedly stabbed at her home as her adopted son, 15, and daughter, 17, 'are questioned by police'

Iris Stalzer was found, seriously injured, by her son in her apartment in Herdecke-Herrentisch on Tuesday, according to German outlet Bild.

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3 w. ago German mayor fighting for life after being stabbed ‘by several men’ in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the ‘terrible deed’ just days after the mayor’s election

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3 w. ago German mayor ‘stabbed 13 times' as adopted son arrested just weeks after 'daughter attacked her'

Iris Stalzer, 57, was left fighting for her life after being found stabbed in her apartment in Herdecke, just a few weeks after her adopted daughter lunged at her with a knife

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3 w. ago German mayor fighting for life after being stabbed in ‘abhorrent attack’

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned the ‘terrible deed’ just days after the mayor’s election

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4 w. ago German mayor fights for life after being repeatedly stabbed at her home a week after being elected

Iris Stalzer was found, seriously injured, by her son in her apartment in Herdecke-Herrentisch on Tuesday, according to German outlet Bild.

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4 w. ago German mayor fights for life after being stabbed outside her home 'by several men'

Iris Stalzer, 57, was found seriously injured by her son in her apartment in Herdecke-Herrentisch on Tuesday, according to German outlet Bild.

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4 w. ago German mayor Iris Stalzer stabbed by ‘multiple men’ near home leaving her fighting for life as cops issue major alert

A NEWLY elected German mayor is reportedly fighting for her life after a brutal knife attack outside her home. Iris Stalzer, 57, was allegedly stabbed multiple times in the stomach and back by "several men" in North Rhine-Westphalia. Her son is said to have found the SPD politician seriously wounded inside her flat after Tuesday's...

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4 w. ago Mayor of German town Herdecke stabbed by 'multiple men' as cops issue red alert

Iris Stalzer, who was elected mayor of the Ruhr region city on September 28, is reportedly in 'critical condition' after she was allegedly attacked by several men in the street

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