A 42-year-old man who is alleged to have stabbed MTV presenter Matthew Pritchard in Dereham appeared at Norwich Crown Court today.Mark Edward Smith of Charles Close, Toftwood is charged with wounding Mr Pritchard with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.

A 42-year-old man who is alleged to have stabbed MTV presenter Matthew Pritchard in Dereham appeared at Norwich Crown Court today.

Mark Edward Smith of Charles Close, Toftwood is charged with wounding Mr Pritchard with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.

Mr Pritchard, who is a presenter from the MTV Dirty Sanchez programme, was stabbed in the neck and chest outside the Co-op store in Shipdham Road on September 7.

Smith was remanded in custody and is due to appear at a further hearing at the crown court on November 13.