Woman stabbed to death at Lidl checkout in Germany before knifeman attacked by customers

Woman stabbed to death at Lidl checkout in Germany before knifeman attacked by customers The horror attack happened at a supermarket in Ratzeberg, northern Germany when around 20 customers were also shopping A woman has reportedly been stabbed to death at a Lidl checkout in Germany despite the heroic efforts of two construction workers who struck the knifeman with bottles. Around 20 customers were in the supermarket in Ratzeberg, Northern Germany, when the horror attack happened at around 3.45pm, according to German news outlet Bild. The two men who tried to stop the attacker slammed him to the ground and eventually managed to overpower him. "A suspect has been seriously injured," Lübeck police said. Bild reports that he is a 44-year-old man who is now recovering from his injuries at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein. One witness told another German news outlet Kieler Nachrichten that he did not think the perpetrator knew the woman he allegedly stabbed to death. The local homicide squad and public prosecutor's office have launched an investigation into the suspected murder. The Lidl remains cordoned off and cops have said there is no danger to the public. They said they had received multiple emergency calls.