Strangulation in the News
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Georgia’s story: how a domestic abuse victim’s suicide was ruled an unlawful killing by her partner
Oct 11, 2025 • The Guardian
On 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term victim of domestic abuse, died in hospital after taking a fatal overdose of painkillers. Last week, in an extraord...
Shooting his partner, then himself: How firearm access fuels domestic violence tragedies
Oct 04, 2025 • NC health News
The 19th Roughly 19 women are killed with a firearm in domestic violence homicide-suicides each month, according to a new report released Thursday from...
North Carolina governor signs 'Iryna's Law' after Ukrainian refugee's brutal train murder
Oct 03, 2025 • Fox News
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Friday signed "Iryna's Law," which increases checks on criminals getting out on bail and prohibits cashless bail for some vio...
Doctors and nurses are punched, choked, even shot. States like Maine want to stop that.
Oct 02, 2025 • Bangor Daily News
One morning earlier this year, as Deb Capistrano came on duty for her shift as a nurse in her hospital’s stroke unit, her colleagues from the night...
Domestic violence call spurred bloody ambush on 5 Pennsylvania officers
Sep 19, 2025 • News Nation
( NewsNation ) — The gunman who shot five police officers , killing three, in an ambush in Pennsylvania had been stalking his ex-girlfriend and was foun...
Sharing Her Story: A Savannah woman pushes for change in the system after alleged abuser granted bond
Sep 17, 2025 • WTOC11
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - With Domestic Violence Awareness Month just weeks away, a Chatham County woman is sharing her story in hopes of sparking change. Janay...
Man found guilty of domestic battery after strangling woman, forcing her into car
Sep 17, 2025 • WCTV
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A Tallahassee man was found guilty of Domestic Battery by Strangulation. According to court documents, Antonio McGriff and the vic...
‘Something to be taken seriously’: Lawmaker says Utah should fund strangulation exams
Aug 25, 2025 • Ksltv
SALT LAKE CITY — In the wake of the shooting in Tremonton that claimed the lives of two police officers and wounded a deputy and K9, the connection betwe...
Chief sees a link between police shootings and a lethal form of domestic abuse
Aug 22, 2025 • Ksltv
SALT LAKE CITY — Police in Utah are well aware that someone who survives being strangled by a partner is at greater risk of being killed later on: When o...
Advocate Initiated Response Program providing resources to domestic violence survivors in New Orleans
Aug 21, 2025 • WGNO
NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — The New Orleans Health Department says domestic violence continues to be a problem in New Orleans. During Thursday’s...
Grim reality as non-fatal strangulation arrests mount
Aug 15, 2025 • Fermanagh Herald
TWO years after non-fatal strangulation was made a standalone offence in the North, police have confirmed over 80 arrests have been made in the Fermanagh and O...
Interior offers training series for agencies addressing violent crime in tribal communities
Aug 07, 2025 • AZ Mirror
To improve law enforcement and public safety providers’ response to crime in Indigenous communities, the Department of Interior’s Victim Assistance...
This Dangerous Sex Trend Is Sending People To The ER—Do You Know The Risks?
Jul 31, 2025 • Madamenoire
Sexual choking, also known as erotic asphyxiation, has grown in popularity among young adults and teens in the U.S., and now, appears to be gaining traction ov...
Man choked girlfriend until she passed out, then kidnapped her, CA officials say Read more at: https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/article311492934.html#storylink=cpy
Jul 28, 2025 • The Sacramento Bee
A man accused of choking his girlfriend until she fell unconscious, then kidnapping her, is headed to prison, California prosecutors say. Salvador Pena Martine...
Ex-girlfriend ‘stabbed father of six to death while on bail for strangling him’
Jul 15, 2025 • The Telegraph
A “jealous” ex-girlfriend stabbed a father of six in the heart on Christmas Day while on police bail for strangling him, a court has heard. Kirst...