The 'Tragedy' post got me thinking .........about the most chilling thing people heard on a news broadcast ?
Mine was early one morning in 1996 when I was returning to Birmingham from an overnight business trip to Wales.
The 9 o'clock news came on the Radio and the headline was " ten people taken to hospital with stab wounds as knife-man rampages through a Birmingham supermarket. Police are at the Netto Supermarket in Bordesley Green and have detained a suspect. Ten people have been injured and taken to hospital, three are said to be in a serious condition with life threatening injuries".
My Nephew was the Supermarket Manager....
It then went on interview a shopper who was in the store at the time and she said " the first I knew was when I heard screams from the office and saw a man in a supermarket uniform covered in blood and carrying a knife coming over to the checkout. He then stabbed the girl at the desk and started attacking the customers in the queue. He then chased another employee down between the isles and stabbed him, and then went out onto the carpark". Another witness outside the store said she saw him stab a man who tried to stop him getting away". I think he also stabbed another man waiting at a bus stop.
The guy was a disgruntled employee who had been on duty at 5 in the morning helping my nephew to open up for deliveries. He had come prepared, carrying a knife with the intention of killing people.
My nephew said the guy was a quiet person who had an exemplary work record at the store having been there some time, whom he employed to 'give him a chance' as he seemed 'vulnerable' and was not very confident.
He came face to face with my nephew who said he could have easily stabbed him, but paused for a second, turned and walked out without saying a word.
The guy who was stabbed outside on the car park died a short while later but all of the others recovered.
