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A newly elected German mayor who Suffered life-threatening knife wounds Investigators say she was apparently attacked by her teenage daughter.
Iris Stalzer, 57, was elected as mayor of Western Germany City of Hradeke on 28 September.
She is scheduled to take charge in November.
On Tuesday, police said emergency services were alerted shortly after noon by her daughter, who reported that Ms. Stelzer had been seriously injured in an attempted robbery outside their home.
Police went to Ms. Stalzer’s home, where they found her sitting in a chair with multiple stab wounds.
He said that it seems that the attack took place inside the house.
The politician was taken to hospital by helicopter.
At the home, investigators found two knives and clothing believed to have been used in the attack and took Ms. Stalzer’s 17-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son into custody.
Police investigator Jens Rautenberg said that when questioned on Tuesday evening, Ms Stalzer described her daughter as the suspect.
There was no immediate information about any family dispute that took place before the stabbing incident.
Mr Rautenberg declined to comment on a possible motive at a news conference in the nearby city of Hagen, saying it was still a matter of investigation.
Prosecutor Bernd Haldorn said he considered it a case of bodily harm.
He said police and prosecutors intend to release the children for now and hand them over to the Youth Welfare Office, which will decide on further measures while the investigation continues.
The attack on Ms Stalzer was sharply condemned by the chancellor, following violence against other local politicians in Germany in recent years. Friedrich Merz And others. But investigators quickly determined Tuesday that there was no indication of a political motive.
Herdecke is a town of about 23,000 people in the Ruhr region of western Germany between Hagen and Dortmund.