By Mark Tanos
A German mayor-elect’s adopted teenage daughter allegedly tried to set her mother’s hair on fire with deodorant spray and a lighter before stabbing her 13 times in their basement Tuesday morning.
Iris Stalzer, 57, allegedly encountered her 17-year-old daughter in the sauna area of their home when she went to use the shower, security sources told FOCUS Online. A fierce argument erupted. The teenager then allegedly grabbed two knives and stabbed her mother 13 times in the upper body, puncturing her lung. (RELATED: Savage Knife Attack Reportedly Leaves Newly Elected German Mayor In Critical Condition)
The girl then attempted to burn her mother’s hair using deodorant spray and a lighter, the sources told the outlet. Stalzer’s adopted daughter is from Mali, according to RTL West, a German outlet.
The bleeding politician convinced her daughter to call for help by promising not to reveal who attacked her. Stalzer dragged herself upstairs and collapsed in a chair while her daughter called emergency services, according to FOCUS. The teenager told dispatchers that men had attacked her mother.
The girl hid a bloody knife and her stained clothes in her 15-year-old brother’s backpack. She cleaned blood from the floor. Stalzer’s son, also adopted, is from Haiti, according to RTL West.
Police reportedly quickly suspected the children. They found the hidden weapon and bloody items. Stalzer initially refused to name her attacker when questioned at the hospital. Her husband, returning from a trip, convinced her that evening to tell police the truth.
The daughter felt disadvantaged compared to her adopted brother, leading to frequent family fights. She had threatened her mother with a knife last summer, prompting a police response for domestic violence, the outlet reported.
First responders airlifted Stalzer to a nearby hospital by helicopter. She remains in intensive care. Emergency personnel removed her teenage son from the scene in handcuffs, though authorities have not confirmed whether he is a suspect.
