Sharp force violence is a common way of committing assault in numerous countries and regions around
the world. When a stabbing occurs, the clothing worn by the victim may provide vital evidence: for
example the weapon used to stab the victim may be identified from severance in the clothing. However,
whether laundering the clothing after an attack affects the severance morphology of the fabric and fibres,
and whether identification of the weapon is possible from the severance in the clothing after laundering
is not known