Azzedine Mahmoudi, 46, appeared in Southampton Crown Court was jailed for two years and six months on Thursday for the terrifying attack on August 3, in the Aldi car park on Bevois Valley Road. Prosecutor Matthew Lawson told the court that Mahmoudi, a former maths teacher, had been in a psychotic state, having stopped taking his medication for schizophrenia. 'I could have lost everything' new father (Image: Hampshire Constabulary)He said that Mahmoudi had been sleeping with a knife next to his bed and prayed constantly. Two men suffered injuries in the attack - one had cuts to his head and arm, and a second suffered injuries to his hand. "Every time I close my eyes, I see the man with the knife.