The newly chosen mayor of Herdecke (North-Westphaly Rhine Iris Stalzerwas found on Tuesday serious injured with his home after Receive multiple stabs.
The woman, whose life is in danger, It was attacked by several men And he suffered At least 13 stabs in the abdomen and back. After being treated at the scene, she was transferred to a hospital.
The police are looking for the authors of the aggression that fled, while investigating whether the attack has political motivations.
The health services attended the mayor at the place of the attack before transferring her to the hospital.
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The social democratic policy, who had to assume the position after being elected a week ago, was found in that state by his son, according to the newspaper Bild.
Stalzer, 57, married and mother of two teenagers, is a Labor lawyer who has worked for many years in Herdecke’s local policya German city of about 20,000 inhabitants.
The attack occurs after a tense campaign Regional Electoral that the politicians of North-Westphaly, the largest state in Germany, denounced the Hate speeches and verbal violence.
Stalzer won the second round of the local elections on last day 28 by imposing himself with 52.8 % of the votes to the conservative candidate Fabian Haas.
In statements to ‘Focus’, Herdecke’s SPDP said Not having records of recent threats against the mayor.
The case has revived the murder In 2019 of the President of the Conservative Local Government Walter Luebckesupporter of the refugee policy of the then Chancellor Angela Merkel, who He was shot dead by an extreme right activist while smoking a cigarette late at night on the terrace of his house.