It was an ancient superstition that the body of a murdered man would bleed freshly when touched by his murderer. Hence, In old criminal law, this was resorted to as a means of ascertaining the guilt or innocence of a person suspected of the murder.
It was an ancient superstition that the body of a murdered man would bleed freshly when touched by his murderer. Hence, In old criminal law, this was resorted to as a means of ascertaining the guilt or innocence of a person suspected of the murder.