Length of stab gives information about -: (A) Length of blade, (B) Width of blade, (C) Angle of inseion, (D) Thickness of the blade
Answer is B. The synopsis of forensic medicine & toxicology ; Dr k.s narayan reddy ; 28th edition ; Pg.no. 114 : The length of the wound is slightly less than the width of the weapon upto which it has been driven in ,because of the stretching of the skin . Therefore length of stab wound gives information of the width of the weapon .