The recently elected mayor of a town in western Germany was in critical condition on Tuesday after she was found in her home with multiple stab wounds to her neck and abdomen.

Iris Stalzer, 57, a center-left Social Democrat who secured her mayor-elect standing late last month, dragged herself into her home after several men allegedly attacked her, according to her 15-year-old son, reported Reuters, citing German news outlet Bild.

But according to investigators, “Close family involvement cannot be ruled out at the present time,” and Stalzer’s son and 17-year-old daughter were also brought in for questioning.

It is unclear who called the police and how quickly emergency responders arrived at the scene, though police officers blocked off the street outside her home and launched an immediat

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