German mayor found stabbed in apartment; police investigate
Newly elected German mayor found with life‑threatening stab wounds; investigators probe possible family link
The newly elected mayor of Herdecke, a small town in Germany’s industrial Ruhr region, was discovered with life‑threatening stab wounds at her home on Tuesday, authorities said, touching off a wave of shock and unanswered questions about whether the attack was personal or political.
What happened
Iris Stalzer, 57, who won a run‑off election on Sept. 28 to lead the town of roughly 23,000 residents between Hagen and…