Dev Patel Attempts to Stop Stabbing Incident in Australia
usmagazine.comMore than a bystander. Dev Patel stepped in to break up a knife fight that broke out in Adelaide, Australia, on Monday, August 1.The 32-year-old Slumdog Millionaire actor was at the scene when a man and a woman began quarreling inside a convenience store, 7NEWS reported.
Patel tried to de-escalate the fight as it moved outside where the woman stabbed the man in the chest with a knife. According to 7NEWS, the victim was rushed to the hospital and is expected to survive.The Skins alum’s reps spoke to the outlet, confirming he had tried to intervene in the altercation.“Dev acted on his natural instinct to try and de-escalate the situation and break up the fight,” they explained. “The group was thankfully successful in doing so, and they remained on site to ensure that the police and eventually the ambulance arrived.”The reps insisted there were “no heroes” in the story, stating, “This specific incident highlights a larger systemic issue of marginalized members of society not being treated with the dignity and respect they deserve.”Patel lives in Australia with his girlfriend, actress Tilda Cobham-Harvey.
The English actor previously dated his Slumdog Millionaire costar Freida Pinto for nearly six years until their December 2014 split.
Even before the relationship began, the Newsroom alum described him and Pinto, 37, as soulmates.“We’re soulmates because we’re both in this surreal situation.
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