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Contact/Edged Weapon Wounds CAUTION! The following images are graphic and not for the faint of heart. They are displayed here to show & demonstrate the destructive and sometimes deadly results an edged weapon or contact weapon bearing aggressor can inflict. Photos where victim survived or expired will be noted.
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Right side torso/Edged Weapon
Low back/Edged Weapon-stab wounds
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Edged Weapon- stab wounds
Face/Glass
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Throat/Glass
Back of neck & head/Edged Weapon stabs/Expired
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Left Torso/Edged Weapon/Survived
Left neck/Edged Weapon/Survived
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Right arm/Edged Weapon
Upper torso/Edged Weapon
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Left hand/Edged Weapon defensive wound
Unknown location/Edged Weapon stab
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Unknown location/Edged Weapon stab
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Upper torso/Edged Weapon stabs/Expired
Left torso/Edged Weapon stab
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Edged Weapon slash
Left foot/Unknown
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Upper torso & head/Edged Weapon/Expired
Upper, lower torso & legs/Edged Weapon/Expired
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Upper torso & abdomen/Edged Weapon/Expired
Upper torso, neck, face/Edged Weapon/Expired
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Left side upper torso/Edged Weapon stabs/Expired
Forehead/Edged Weapon/Expired
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Left side upper torso/Edged Weapon
Throat & face/Edged Weapon
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Left side of neck/Edged Weapon
Left side of neck/Edged Weapon
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Arms/Edged Weapon/Self inflicted
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Forehead/Garden tool
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Chest/Butcher knife/Survived
Chest/Butcher knife 2
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Left side of head/Butcher knife/Walked into ER
Left hand/Edged Weapon defensive wounds
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Right neck/Knife/Survive
Throat/Edged Weapon/Survived
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Left neck/Folded canned tuna lid
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Abdomen/Edged Weapon/Self inflicted wound- methamphetamine addict
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Right side of head/Edged Weapon/Survived
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Right neck front/Sword/Survived
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Right neck side view
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Tracheal Tran section
Right neck/Rebar impalement
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Updated 12/28/09
SINGLE STAB WOUND TO HEART
SINGLE STAB WOUND TO HEART
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AAR- This incident occurred in a correctional facility in 2009. Two inmates engaged in fight. When CO’s broke up fight inmates were directed face and hands against wall in search position until environment was secure. After a few seconds this inmates legs started to give out and he collapsed. Photo one at top
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shows single stab wound to mid-chest slightly left of the xiyphoid process against upper costal angle. Photo two shows surgical incision made by medical staff in an attempt to manually palpate heart. This effort was unsuccessful and heart was described by medical staff as being a gelatinous “blob”. Inmate pronounced dead.
Firsthand account of altercation noted that deceased inmate knew there was going to be a fight with another inmate and wore leather gloves in anticipation of event. Lighting conditions were poor and inmate may not have seen weapon. The offending weapon was 9.5 inches long and .5 inch wide metal homemade shank. Photos of weapon pending