{"id":284952,"date":"2025-10-07T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-latest-on-the-stabbing-of-social-democratic-mayor-iris-stalzer-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T15:05:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:05:53","slug":"the-latest-on-the-stabbing-of-social-democratic-mayor-iris-stalzer-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-latest-on-the-stabbing-of-social-democratic-mayor-iris-stalzer-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest on the stabbing of Social Democratic mayor, Iris Stalzer | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/bY3CO_PJSXA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The latest on the stabbing of Social Democratic mayor, Iris Stalzer | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bY3CO_PJSXA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A newly elected city mayor is reported to be in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being found with multiple stab wounds.<br \/>\nIris Stalzer is the Social Democratic mayor of Herdecke in the state of North Rhine Westphalia. She was elected to the position days ago. It&#8217;s not yet known if the stabbing has a political background. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has condemned what he called a heinous act. <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newly elected city mayor is reported to be in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being found with multiple stab wounds. Iris Stalzer is the Social Democratic mayor of Herdecke in the state of North Rhine Westphalia. 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