Mayor dies from stab wounds after attack

The mayor of Gdansk died yesterday after a convicted criminal stabbed him while on stage at a charity event. Pawel Adamowicz, the 53-year-old Polish mayor, grabbed his belly and collapsed after being stabbed -multiple times in front of the audience on Monday night. The attack happened during the ‘‘Lights to Heaven’’ fundraiser organised by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, Poland’s most important charity. The assailant made no attempt to flee and instead grabbed a microphone to address the audience while waving his knife in the air. Adamowicz was taken to a hospital where he underwent five hours of surgery. Medical officials appealed for blood donations. However, yesterday hospital officials confirmed that the mayor had succumbed to his injuries.