When you die to a cactus with the language is set to english (uk) you get "player was pricked to death" instead of "player was stabbed to death"
When you die to a cactus with the language is set to english (uk) you get "player was pricked to death" instead of "player was stabbed to death"
I'm using the "US" English, and the same message occurs as well.
However according to the Minecraft Wiki, the "<player> was stabbed to death" message is an exclusive to the Console version.