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TO STAB. To make a wound with a pointed instrument; a stab differs from a cut, (q.v.) or a wound. (q.v.) Russ. & Ry. 356; Russ. on Cr. 597; Bac. Ab. Maihem, B.

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A spokesman for Huddersfield University said their own campus security staff did not wear stab vests, adding: "There is no reason to and we've never had reason for staff to wear stab vests.

Uni staff wearing stab vests

The suspect's 28-yearold wife was taken to hospital suffering a stab wound to the neck.

Under guard

They counted mast cells in and around the edges of the wounds of 64 stab victims.

Before or after death?

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Police and London ambulance service attended and discovered an 18-year-old male suffering from a stab wound to the torso.

Police hunt teenagers' knife killers

Officers saw two or three males running away from a grassy area and then discovered a man suffering from a stab wound.

Man, 21, stabbed to death

Of 148 homicides from stabbing recorded by the Royal London Hospital, 67 had a single, fatal stab wound.

Edged weapons: traditional and emerging threats to law enforcement

Stab City is a coming-of-age story, JD Salinger style.

Stab city slit wrists

On the front of her chest were a series of 12 small stab wounds between 6mm and 9mm in length.

Court hears horrific toll of injuries

It's better to stab than to be stabbed," says Newman.

Hermaphrodites duel for manhood

A neighbour who called the police said he saw the victim with stab injuries.

Worker stabs brother to death over family row

More than four hours later, Joel Estrada, 33, and Eric Romero, 43, landed in the hospital with stab wounds in their bodies.

One dead, 2 hurt in just 4 hours

The stab victims, aged 21 and 24, were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital by the shopkeeper's son.