"A basic v-chisel is useful when you are making lines on the pumpkin's face, and a good sharp kitchen knife that is not too flexible is best to carve the features, " he says.

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Those convicted under the knife crime proposals, announced on Wednesday evening, would face four-month detention and training orders.

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The 76-year-old suffered serious head injuries, slashes to her face and two broken arms after being struck with a bat and a knife.

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One day, not long after she had endured yet another session under the surgeon's knife, he took a mirror from her dressing table and thrust it in front of her face to reflect the livid scars and the bruising under her eyes.

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"If it was an angry young man like Amitabh Bachchan (Bollywood acting legend who rose to fame in the 1970s), they would paint his face red with anger and they would use techniques like painting over the canvas with a knife to give him a more rugged, macho look, " Jethwani explained.

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