(WARSAW, Poland) — Prosecutors in Poland say they have raised charges to murder for a man who stabbed Gdansk Mayor Pawel Adamowicz, causing injuries to his heart and abdomen.
Poland’s health minister says Adamowicz, 53, died of his wounds on Monday after being stabbed at a fundraiser on Sunday. Doctors spent hours fighting to save his life.
The 27-year-old ex-convict who attacked the mayor was previously facing charges of attempted murder. If convicted of murder, he could face up to life in prison.
He stabbed Adamowicz before an audience on the stage of a popular nationwide charity event.
The Gdansk city flag has been lowered to half-staff at the news of the death.
