1.   The wound was deep and needed eighteen stitches.

2.   A watchmaker needed thirteen stitches after being knocked unconscious in an unprovoked attack.

3.   She was stabbed around the genitals... and needed six stitches.

4.   A girl needed eighteen stitches to her face after she was savaged by a dog.

5.   Dandy and Lady both needed stitches to their wounds.

6.   Five officers needed hospital treatment for head injuries, including one female officer who needed nine stitches to a mouth wound after being kicked.

7.   Kelly needed five stitches in his head as a result and was kept in hospital for three days.