Strangulation in the News
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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...
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...
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...
'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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Louisiana could become second state with domestic violence offender registry under proposed bills
Mar 31, 2026 • KTBS
BATON ROUGE, La. - Nearly half of all Louisianans have reported experiencing domestic violence, according to a survey conducted by Tulane University, and lawma...
Family mourning after woman strangled to death in Antioch, boyfriend identified as suspect
Mar 31, 2026 • WKRN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Law enforcement across Tennessee and Kentucky are looking for a man after his girlfriend was found dead in his Antioch apartment last...
'Calling card of a killer': Police warn of spike in strangulations
Mar 26, 2026 • SNnewswatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Abuse is not your fault. This is the message that, according to the Anishinabek Police Service, cannot be overstated APS is reporting following...