They were usually fraught with the anxiety of fresh stitches from a hysterectomy or a gall-bladder operation and ripe for the softening-up process.

She said the rapist had fresh stitches on his face.

It's hard to sit in a car when your back has fresh stitches in it.

Nearby a young man with a black eye and fresh stitches in his forehead stood quivering.

Shawn Bates turned 27 today and found himself with four fresh stitches above his lip late tonight.

Game 3's victim was John LeClair, who leads the team in playoff goals with 6 and in fresh stitches with 39.

This guy's body was all bruises, black and blue marks all over him - and right across his forehead he had 16 fresh stitches.

In one image, Ms. Noggle photographed herself after plastic surgery, with fresh stitches still visible beneath her eyes and a flower in her mouth.

It describes how Mr. Reyes was identified by fresh stitches on his chin that had been described by the victim.

Tubruk lay awkwardly, fresh stitches showing on his chest and disappearing under the blankets.