A man has been charged with attempted murder following a knife attack outside an Aldi store in Southampton at the weekend.
Azzedvie Mahmoudi, 46, of Cobbett Road, Southampton, has been charged with three counts of attempted murder, one of attempted GBH, three of threatening a person with a blade or sharply pointed article in a public place, and one of possessing a blade or sharp pointed article in a public place.
Police confirmed Mahmoudi has been remanded to appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court this morning.
Police were called just after 12.45pm on Sunday to a report that a number of people had been threatened and two had suffered injuries outside the store in Bevois Valley Road. The injuries are not thought to be serious.
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Police officers from local neighbourhood policing teams have been conducting additional patrols in the area, and a spokesperson said anyone with concerns should speak to them.
On Sunday, police officers with tasers responded to the incident and tackled the suspect to the floor before arresting him.
As the incident unfolded, Sohail Chowdhary, who runs Limitless Martial Arts on Empress Road, and star of the BBC television show The Apprentice, was one of the first people on the scene.
Speaking to the Echo, Sohail said: “We went to go have a look. We saw a guy with a helmet, then we saw the other guy had a knife.
"We were a bit like what the heck. The amount of blood he had on his knife we weren't going to risk that.”
