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| Aldi supermarket stabbing: Woman dies in Skipton store attack | Aldi supermarket stabbing: Woman dies in Skipton store attack |
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| A woman who was stabbed in an Aldi supermarket, in Skipton, North Yorkshire, has died. | A woman who was stabbed in an Aldi supermarket, in Skipton, North Yorkshire, has died. |
| The 30-year-old was attacked at the store in Keighley Road at 15:27 BST. | |
| Shoppers were left terrified, with one witness saying everyone "screamed and ran up and down". The witness also said she had "never been so scared" in her life. | |
| A 44-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, North Yorkshire Police said. | |
| 'Staff racing about' | |
| A force spokesman said: "The suspect was initially detained by brave members of staff and public, before he was arrested by officers who were quickly on scene. | |
| "He was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder, but it has now turned into a murder investigation despite the efforts of medics to save the victim." | |
| He added that they were not in a position to identify the victim at this stage, but her family was being supported by specialist officers. | |
| The store was busy with shoppers at the time, and one said: "I just saw the aftermath, I was so scared I ran off. | |
| "All the staff were racing about," she said, adding police vans arrived on the scene within minutes. | |
| Officers will remain at the supermarket overnight and have appealed for witnesses to contact them. |