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How knives kill -Even a a small kitchen knife can kill “Some young
men have thought
they would just scare or injure people with a knife but ended up killing them People are usually stabbed in the chest neck or back The slicing of veins and arteries results in heavy blood loss and this in itself is is enough to kill Puncturing the vital organs
Knives kill people through blood loss organ failure and/or shock & SCULPTURE PARK
Knife attacks can cause serious injury and bleeding A single stab does not always kill but repeated stabbings can easily kill Defensive wounds as people try to ward off attacks with their hands and and arms can result in more blood loss – stomach intestines liver kidney or heart – can cause death from organ failure A stab wound to any part of the body can be fatal
