One blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from aged two to eight. Those over eight would take two blows to kill.

Patricia Highsmith
One blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from...
One blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from...
One blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from...
One blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from...
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In a New Zealand study, Dr. Peter Fergusson examined the death of more than 1,000 people who had committed suicide. His research found that children under the age of 2 would die from injury sustained in fights; those between the ages of 2 and 8 would die from injuries sustained in fights; those between ages 8 and 16 would die from injuries sustained in fights; and those over the age of 16 would die from injuries sustained in fights.

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