Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“A newly-elected mayor in western Germany has been stabbed and left critically injured near her home, police say. Iris Stalzer, 57, is a member of the centre-left Social Democratic party (SPD) and became the mayor of Herdecke in the North-Rhine Westphalia state in September. Local police say a major operation is under way in the small town. Investigators say all avenues are being explored, but they are not ruling out a family connection. … This summer there was an incident of domestic violence in the family, which was recorded by the police, security sources said.” (10/07/25)