how does someone, e.g. a detective distinguish if a stab wound is made before or after death?

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Don’t worry this isn’t anything alarming. I’m in the process of writing a whodunit and I just want to know if there are any signs that occur/do not occur in a stab wound that is made after death? Any answers would be a great deal of help. Thanks!

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This isn’t a full and complete answer, but the answer is something called lividity. Basically if you’re alive, your body will start to engage alarms if you get injured in a major way, the flesh around the wound will be red and inflamed as the body sent extra blood to try and clot the bleeding, if someone is stabbed post Mortem there are no signs of this as the body isn’t alive to start these processes

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