German mayor accuses adoptive daughter of stabbing
German police said Wednesday that the prime suspect in the stabbing of a newly elected town mayor was her 17-year-old adoptive daughter.
Iris Stalzer, who had recently been elected mayor of Herdecke, western Germany, was discovered at her home on Tuesday with serious injuries after the stabbing.
Stalzer, 57, has told officers that her adoptive daughter carried out the attack, police said at a press conference.
Stalzer is receiving treatment in hospital and her life is no longer in danger.
Both Stalzer’s daughter and her 15-year-old son, also adopted, were taken into custody after the attack, but will be released into the care of youth services.
Speaking at the same press conference, prosecutor Bernd Haldorn said the attack was likely due to a “family matter”.
Investigators say Stalzer’s daughter raised the alarm to police…
