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Mayor-elect Iris Stalzer of Herdecke, Germany was reportedly stabbed multiple times on Tuesday at her family's home

Stalzer, 57, was elected as the town's mayor late last month and was set to take office on Nov. 1

Investigators reportedly said Stalzer told them her 17-year-old daughter had stabbed her, though officials have not yet announced a motive for the crime

The newly elected mayor of a western German town is recovering after being found stabbed at her home on Tuesday afternoon, as the investigation has reportedly zeroed in on her teenage daughter.

Iris Stalzer was found stabbed in her home shortly after noon local time. Her 17-year-old daughter had called an emergency number and told a dispatcher that her mother was stabbed outside in an alleged armed robbery, acco

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