A police investigation has revealed horrific details of torture after the brutal stabbing of a German mayor left her fighting for her life.
Herdecke mayor Iris Stalzer was airlifted to hospital after police were called to her home on October 7, with officers discovering gruesome evidence of abuse believed to be at the hands of her 17-year-old adopted daughter.
Initial local reports had claimed that a gang of men had been responsible for Stalzer’s condition, with her daughter calling emergency services claiming she was found bleeding out in their living room.
The mayor was taken to Bochum hospital, where Stalzer was found to have 13 stab wounds to the upper body as well as multiple hematomas and skull fractures.
Despite her extensive injuries, the SPD politician survived the ordeal and was questioned by police – revealing that her life-threating condition was caused by her own child.
She described how she was tortured by her daughter in the house’s basement for hours, according to German outlet BILD.
Mayor Iris Stalzer was airlifted to hospital with multiple stab wounds on October 7
Ms Stalzer had only recently been elected to the position of mayor before her brutal stabbing
Forensics found clear attempts to remove blood and other evidence from around the armchair Stalzer collapsed in
This included being stabbed multiple times with two separate knives, having her head bashed and the use of a deodorant can and a lighter to scorch her hair and clothing.
When police investigated these claims they found one of the knives used in the attack in the backpack of Stalzer’s 15-year-old adopted son. They also discovered bloodstained clothing believed to belong to her daughter.
Ms Stalzer was found slumped in an armchair in the house’s living room, with investigators still unsure how the severely injured woman escaped the basement.
But forensics found clear attempts to remove blood and other evidence from around the armchair she collapsed in, suggesting that the area was cleaned.
Although a full motive remains unclear, local reports claim that over the summer there was a dispute between the mother and her children with domestic violence and the use of a knife being mentioned.
Police initially arrested both children but the pair have been released after the public prosecutor’s office decided it would not pursue an attempted homicide charge, downgrading the crime to the German equivalent of grievous bodily harm.
Senior public prosecutor Bernd Haldorn said that the decision to classify it as a lesser offence was due to the daughter and her brother making the initial emergency call.
The 17-year-old’s calling the emergency services is considered a ‘resignation from the crime’ and because neither child is considered at risk of fleeing, they will not be arrested.
The pair are currently in the care of the youth welfare office and the mayor appears to be recovering.
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