Former reality TV contestant reveals emotional toll of stabbing attack

Paddy Colliar has antecedently appeared connected shows including The Bachelorette and Bachelor successful Paradise, but successful 2021 his existent life became acold much melodramatic than immoderate of his on-screen exploits.

Colliar was moving arsenic a topless waiter astatine a 60th day wrong a Para Hills rod dancing workplace erstwhile he tried to break up a fight, which led to him being stabbed.

On Friday he revealed nan stabbings near him pinch much than conscionable a beingness scar, telling a tribunal "when it sank successful and I understood that I could person been killed, I was devastated".

During nan party, he tried to break up a convulsive conflict betwixt Abdul Kadws Mohammad Amin, 27, and a female - thing prosecutors opportunity was a Good Samaritan enactment - and he was stabbed for it.

Amin was recovered blameworthy by a jury.

Amin was condemned for his disrespectful behaviour to some nan tribunal and nan unfortunate passim nan trial.

The judge said Amin attempted to intimidate Colliar by intently staring astatine him for nan full clip he was giving evidence.

Colliar, 34, said he has flashbacks of nan incident but "feels tremendous alleviation for nan young female who whitethorn person been earnestly hurt".

"I'm proud of what I did to thief her," Colliar told nan court.

Prosecutors want a reliable sentence, saying Amin has a history of offending, including a intersexual offence against a child.

Amin still insists he's guiltless but is nary longer appealing his conviction. He'll beryllium sentenced adjacent month.

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