MAYOR DIES AFTER ATTACK AT EVENT

The mayor of Gdansk died Monday 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 Sunday night. The attack happened during the “Lights to Heaven” fundraiser organized by the Great Orchestra of Christmas 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 surgery before succumbing to his injuries Monday. Polish broadcaster TVN said the attacker shouted from the stage that he had been wrongly imprisoned under a previous national government led by Civic Platform, the liberal party to which the mayor formerly belonged. The 27-year-old man, who police said had convictions for bank robberies and had gained access to the area with a media badge, is now expected to be charged with murder.