Former participant of the show Top Chef, Thomas Chisholm, 30, was assaulted on the night of Sunday to Monday, in Paris, by one of his employees, learns

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from a police source.

According to our information, the vital prognosis of the Franco-American chef, who received a stab in the back of the thigh, is engaged.

A suspect was arrested later that night in the 14th arrondissement and taken into custody.

The facts took place a little before one o'clock in the morning, in the 7th arrondissement of the capital.

An evening was organized at the ephemeral Grand Palais, located on the Champs de Mars.

For a reason that remains to be determined, the two men, who were probably alcoholic, argued while leaving the premises.

A fight involving a dozen people then broke out.

During the brawl, the suspect, Abdelmadjid H., stabbed Thomas Chisholm, who is none other than his employer.

Before fleeing.

Suspect arrested

The victim was rescued by firefighters and doctors from Smur de Necker and was taken to hospital in serious condition.

Meanwhile, a Bac patrol goes to the home of the suspect, a young man of 19, in the 14th arrondissement.

Around 1:45 a.m., he was arrested by the police who were waiting for him outside his home.

He held in his hands a T-shirt covered in traces of blood.

He was taken to the 15th arrondissement police station to be taken into custody.

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation on the count of attempted voluntary homicide.

Originally from New York, Thomas Chisholm had participated in season 12 of the show Top Chef on M6.

First selected to join the brigade of Michel Sarran, he had demonstrated his effectiveness over the course of the competition.

In the second episode, he won the Gilles Goujon event and even managed to beat Philippe Etchebest and Paul Pairet in the fifth week.

He had been eliminated during the 9th episode of the show.

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