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| Knife taken from Billy McNeely's back after three years | |
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| Doctors in Canada have removed a knife blade from a man's back more than three years after he was stabbed in a fight. | Doctors in Canada have removed a knife blade from a man's back more than three years after he was stabbed in a fight. |
| Billy McNeely of the Northwest Territories told local media he had suffered itching and minor pain but did not know the blade was still embedded. | Billy McNeely of the Northwest Territories told local media he had suffered itching and minor pain but did not know the blade was still embedded. |
| This week, his nail caught the tip of the 7.5cm blade and uncovered it. | This week, his nail caught the tip of the 7.5cm blade and uncovered it. |
| "I've done some jail time in the past," he said. "The guards rub over you with a metal wand detector, and every time it hit my back... it went off." | "I've done some jail time in the past," he said. "The guards rub over you with a metal wand detector, and every time it hit my back... it went off." |
| In April 2010, McNeely got into a fight after an arm wrestling match and was stabbed five times, he told the Canadian Press news agency. | In April 2010, McNeely got into a fight after an arm wrestling match and was stabbed five times, he told the Canadian Press news agency. |
| Doctors at the local accident and emergency room stitched him up but never took an X-ray, he said. Seeking subsequent treatment for the lingering discomfort, he was told he had suffered nerve damage. | Doctors at the local accident and emergency room stitched him up but never took an X-ray, he said. Seeking subsequent treatment for the lingering discomfort, he was told he had suffered nerve damage. |
| But this week, McNeely, 32, was scratching his back as usual when his fingernail caught on something. His girlfriend took a look. | But this week, McNeely, 32, was scratching his back as usual when his fingernail caught on something. His girlfriend took a look. |
| "I told Billy: 'There's a knife sticking out of your back.' I was scared. I was ready to pull it out with tweezers," Stephanie Sayine told CBC News. | "I told Billy: 'There's a knife sticking out of your back.' I was scared. I was ready to pull it out with tweezers," Stephanie Sayine told CBC News. |
| McNeely is considering whether to file a lawsuit against the local health department. | McNeely is considering whether to file a lawsuit against the local health department. |