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Police investigate death of teenage girl two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney
Aug 26, 2026 • The Guardian
Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act. New South...
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Sydney police investigate death of teen girl from suspected choking during sex
Aug 26, 2026 • BBC
Police in Sydney are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl in a suspected case of choking during sex, according to local media reports. On Sunday abou...
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Denver's new strangulation protocol puts survivors at the center of a countywide response
Aug 25, 2026 • Denver 7 ABC
The Denver County Strangulation Response Protocol Committee has r eleased a new report that highlights blind spots in responses to strangulation reports while...
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'I thought I was going to die': Man sentenced to prison after choking Lancaster EMS captain, DA says
Aug 25, 2026 • wgal.com
LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster City man was sentenced to county prison after attacking an EMS captain in November 2025, according to the Lancaster County Distr...
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The Psychology of Strangulation
Aug 25, 2026 • The Mind Detective
Aaron Romo had been thrown out of a bar in the city of Orange. A woman he had approached slapped him, the bouncers put him on the sidewalk, and the fight that...
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New Arizona law limits custody for domestic abusers
Aug 20, 2026 • Arizona Capitol Times
PHOENIX — A new state law is designed to make it difficult, if not impossible, for those who commit domestic violence to get custody of their children — or eve...
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Broome County launches collaborative strangulation response program
Aug 06, 2026 • WBNG.com
DICKINSON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Several Broome County officials gathered Thursday to announce the launch of a new program aimed at cracking down on strangulation cas...
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When families question a death investigation, getting a second autopsy can be complicated
Jul 30, 2026 • Stateline
After investigators ruled 31-year-old high school counselor and coach Kelsey Harris’ death a suicide in 2021, her mother, Kellee, said she was not convinced th...
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Argentine fugitive wanted for strangling his model girlfriend in Mexico in 2023 arrested in Oregon
Jul 24, 2026 • The Independent
U.S. authorities have arrested an international fugitive wanted in the slaying of his girlfriend, whose sister found her dead in a Mexican apartment three year...
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Man who staged wife's suicide jailed for murder
Jul 14, 2026 • BBC
A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the rape and murder of his estranged wife and staging a scene to make her death look like suicide....
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Domestic and family violence victim-survivors at risk of CTE, experts warn
Jul 05, 2026 • ABC
In 2024, analysis of the brains of two dead women found they had been so brutally assaulted that they were posthumously diagnosed with a brain disease usually...
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Research Finds Systemic Barriers To Justice For Victims Of Non-Fatal Strangulation
Jun 12, 2026 • Prifysgol Bangor University
The study, led by Bangor University, found that misunderstandings about the nature of the crime led police and prosecutors to overly rely on visible external i...
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National Family Justice Center Leader Casey Gwinn To Keynote Chattanooga Leadership Breakfast And Lead Community FJC 2030 Vision Summit
May 01, 2026 • Chattanoogan.com
The Dr. Carol B. Berz Family Justice Center (FJC) will welcome nationally-recognized leader Casey Gwinn, founder of Alliance for HOPE International and visiona...
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Duke Energy donates $10K to New Hanover County Community Justice Center
May 01, 2026 • WWAY3
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – The New Hanover County Community Justice Center received a major donation from Duke Energy on Tuesday. The CJC opened in November 2...
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Russell Mark: Hope is the healer that means the most
May 01, 2026 • Yamhill County's News-Register
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