A woman has reportedly been stabbed to death at a Lidl checkout in Germany, despite the efforts of two construction workers who hit the knifeman with bottles. The attack took place at around 3.45pm in the supermarket in Ratzeberg, Northern Germany, with roughly 20 shoppers present, according to German news outlet Bild.
Workers intervene and suspect hospitalised
The two men who intervened wrestled the attacker to the ground and ultimately succeeded in subduing him. Lübeck police confirmed that a suspect has been seriously injured. Bild reports that he is a 44-year-old man currently recuperating at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein.
One eyewitness told German news outlet Kieler Nachrichten that he believed the perpetrator had no prior connection to the woman he allegedly killed.
Murder investigation launched
The local homicide squad and the public prosecutor's office have launched a murder investigation. The Lidl store remains cordoned off, with police confirming there is no ongoing threat to the public, adding that they had received numerous emergency calls.
