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Coverage dated October 6, 2025

German mayor stabbed, in critical condition: reports

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Iris Stalzer, newly-elected mayor of Herdecke, was found seriously injured by her son, reports stated.

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  1. Al Jazeera

    German mayor-elect gravely wounded in stabbing attack (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemns ‘heinous attack’ after Iris Stalzer, mayor-elect of Herdecke, stabbed.

  2. Newsweek

    German mayor stabbed, in critical condition: reports (opens Newsweek)

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    Iris Stalzer, newly-elected mayor of Herdecke, was found seriously injured by her son, reports stated.

  3. KRDO

    German mayor reportedly stabbed as Merz condemns ‘heinous’ attack (opens KRDO)

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    By Stephanie Halasz, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The newly-elected mayor of a town in western Germany is in critical condition after a stabbing

  4. Fox News

    Newly elected German mayor fights for life after stabbing attack (opens Fox News)

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    Iris Stalzer, the newly elected mayor of Herdecke, Germany, remains in critical condition after being found with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Town mayor critically injured in stabbing – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The newly-elected mayor of the western German town of Herdecke has been found with multiple stab wounds at her home. Police say Iris Stalzer is in life-threatening condition as investigators examine the scene.

  6. KEYT Santa Barbara

    German mayor reportedly stabbed as Merz condemns ‘heinous’ attack | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Stephanie Halasz, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The newly-elected mayor of a town in western Germany is in critical condition after a stabbing

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