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Model Lloyd attacked in nightclub | Model Lloyd attacked in nightclub |
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Model Danielle Lloyd has had emergency surgery to her leg after two women attacked her at a West End nightclub. | |
She was out with friends, including footballer boyfriend Jamie O'Hara, when the assault happened at the Crystal Nightclub in the early hours of Monday. | She was out with friends, including footballer boyfriend Jamie O'Hara, when the assault happened at the Crystal Nightclub in the early hours of Monday. |
Ms Lloyd also needed 20 stitches for a back wound after being thrown on to a table of drinks at the London venue. | |
Her management said she was resting at home after leaving hospital. Two women were arrested over the attack. | |
They were questioned by police on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and bailed until July. | They were questioned by police on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm and bailed until July. |
'Exceptionally unfortunate' | |
Elliot Sorene, a consultant in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, treated Ms Lloyd. | |
He said: "Whilst the whole experience for Ms Lloyd was exceptionally unfortunate, she is very lucky that the major blood vessels and arteries were not involved, otherwise she would have been left permanently paralysed." | |
He added Ms Lloyd, a former Big Brother contestant, would need two weeks of rest before "several months of intense physiotherapy". | |
She was with six friends at the time of the attack, including Tottenham Hotspur player Mr O'Hara, her management said. | She was with six friends at the time of the attack, including Tottenham Hotspur player Mr O'Hara, her management said. |