He had just been chosen. The mayor of Hernecke, a small German city, was stabbed on Tuesday, October 7 in front of his house. It is the Social Democratic Mayor Iris Stalzer de Hernecke, according to the information observed by the Police.
“Around 12:40 PM, a 57 -year -old woman was seriously injured in front of her home in Hernecke,” said a city of around 23,000 inhabitants near Dortmund, said the police and the office of the prosecutor of Hagen (Northwest) in a statement.
• The new mayor stabbed 13 times
In the mid -afternoon on Tuesday, several local media described the 57 -year -old Iris Stalzer Social Democratic, as he had seriously injured after being attacked in front of his house. Children would have given the alert contacting the authorities.
“The doctors attended immediately and transported it by helicopter to the hospital,” they added. According to Spiegel magazine, he suffered thirteen wounds of a white weapon. The elected representative is currently in intensive care.
• “There is no political reason”
In their press release, the police and the prosecution of Hagen said “investigating all the addresses and not excluding a familiar reason.” Police also said that “there is no political reason” for this assault.
The investigators see “there is no idea to suggest a law of political motivation. On the contrary, it is supposed to be a family drama,” said the police and the office of the prosecutor of Hagen (northwest) in a statement on Tuesday night.
And for a good reason: according to Spiegel magazine, the authorities had already intervened at home in the summer for “domestic violence”, his 17 -year -old adoptive daughter who used a knife against her.
After this assault, the adopted son of the fifteen -year -old elected official was handcuffed by the police. The Tagespiegel newspaper also evokes the placement of a child of the elected representative in police custody.
• Friedrich Merz denounces an “odious act”
The municipality reacted with horror and dismay for this attack. “I wish with all my heart a good recovery for Iris Stalzer. My thoughts go with her and her family,” said first assistant Dennis Osberg.
Conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz quickly denounced an “odious act.” “We fear for the life” of Iris Stalzer, said the German leader in X, speaking before any official police communication.
“We think about her and wish she will overcome and survive this horrible act,” said Matthias Melsch, head of deputies of the SPD, during a press point.
Iris Stalzer had just won the municipal choice of Hernecke. It should be officially invested in early November.
Source: BFM TV
