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A star of the MTV series Dirty Sanchez has been stabbed during an incident in a supermarket in Norfolk, police have said. | A star of the MTV series Dirty Sanchez has been stabbed during an incident in a supermarket in Norfolk, police have said. |
Matthew Pritchard, 36, was in Budgens in Toftwood, Dereham, on Monday afternoon when he was attacked. | Matthew Pritchard, 36, was in Budgens in Toftwood, Dereham, on Monday afternoon when he was attacked. |
Police said Pritchard, from Cardiff, was stabbed in the neck and chest and taken to hospital in Norwich for treatment before being discharged. | Police said Pritchard, from Cardiff, was stabbed in the neck and chest and taken to hospital in Norwich for treatment before being discharged. |
A man aged in his 30s was being questioned by officers. | A man aged in his 30s was being questioned by officers. |
A statement on behalf of Pritchard said: "He was trying to defuse an altercation and was subsequently attacked and stabbed. | |
"He has received treatment from the local hospital in Norwich and is now assisting police with their investigation, so has been advised not to discuss this case in more detail. | "He has received treatment from the local hospital in Norwich and is now assisting police with their investigation, so has been advised not to discuss this case in more detail. |
"He would like to assure all fans of his well being and has since been discharged by the hospital. | "He would like to assure all fans of his well being and has since been discharged by the hospital. |
"He would also like to convey his thanks to the local police, doctors and nurses who have helped him over the past 24 hours." | "He would also like to convey his thanks to the local police, doctors and nurses who have helped him over the past 24 hours." |
The TV personality found fame for his painful stunts in the MTV series. | The TV personality found fame for his painful stunts in the MTV series. |
Dirty Sanchez is made up of three Welshmen - Pritchard, Lee Dainton and Pancho - plus a Cornishman, Dan Joyce, and the show first aired in 2002. | Dirty Sanchez is made up of three Welshmen - Pritchard, Lee Dainton and Pancho - plus a Cornishman, Dan Joyce, and the show first aired in 2002. |