Mayor-elect Iris Stalzer stabbed, daughter named suspect in Herdecke

Iris Stalzer, the 57-year-old mayor-elect of the town of Herdecke in western Germany, was found with multiple stab wounds at her home on Tuesday and has identified her 17-year-old daughter as the suspect, investigators said. Emergency services were called shortly after midday and Stalzer was airlifted to a hospital; authorities later said her life was no longer in danger.

Police said the daughter placed the emergency call reporting that Stalzer had been seriously wounded outside the house in an attempted robbery. Officers found Stalzer sitting in a chair inside the home with stab injuries and determined the attack likely took place indoors. Investigators recovered two knives and clothing believed to have been used in the assault. Some reports said she had been stabbed 13 times, but officials describe her injuries generally as multiple stab wounds.

Both the 17-year-old daughter and a 15-year-old son were detained at the scene. When questioned on Tuesday evening, Stalzer briefly responded to investigators and indicated her daughter as the attacker, police investigator Jens Rautenberg said. Prosecutors said they were treating the matter as a case of bodily harm and planned to place...