Ex-teacher launched ‘frenzied’ knife rampage outside AldiAzzeddine Mahmoudi attacked members of the public with a knife outside an Aldi and people have been praised for "heroically" stepping in to try and stop himView 4 Images Azzeddine Mahmoudi has been jailed (Image: PA)A former maths teacher has been jailed for a "frenzied attack" with a knife where people "heroically" tried to stop him. ‌Azzeddine Mahmoudi pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful wounding, one count of affray and two counts of possession of a bladed article at Southampton Crown Court and was given a two-and-a-half year prison sentence. ‌CCTV footage shows Mahmoudi brandishing a knife outside an Aldi supermarket towards a person with a scooter, before pursuing two other men and running along the pavement on Sunday August 3. View 4 Images Azzeddine Mahmoudi went on a frenzied attack (Image: PA)"When officers arrived at the scene, Mahmoudi was stopped with incapacitant spray and then arrested. Article continues belowDetective Constable Ryan Mitchell said: "Azzeddine Mahmoudi launched a frenzied attack which was terrifying for all involved and those in the vicinity, when all they were trying to do was go about their business on a sunny summer's afternoon.