Joe Armstrong has been scarred for life after jumping over a fire as his friends splashed petrol on to it.

One of his friends was videoing the stunt, like they do on Jackass. Joe's mum is furious, telling the Daily Express the show is "ridiculous".

MTV said the show carried warnings telling people not to copy the stunts.

"Jackass is only shown after the 10pm watershed. We do not want anyone to get hurt and we hope that Joe makes a full and speedy recovery," a spokesman for the channel added.

'Distressing'

Joe's mum told the Express: "I hardly recognised my own son when I saw him. It was so distressing.

"He will have to undergo several operations and he is in a great deal of pain.