The Chattanooga City Council voted Tuesday to rename the Chattanooga Hamilton County Family Justice Center in honor of late City Councilmember Dr. Carol Berz. Councilwoman…
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Sebastopol nonprofit helping people and their pets faces increased demand, decreased funding
Ruthless Kindness reunites domestic violence victims and their pets, among other services. But its Department of Justice grant runs out this year. The woman on Continue Reading »
North Richland Hills Man Sentenced To 16 Years For Repeated Assaults, Strangulation Of Victim
A Tarrant County jury convicted 36-year-old Timothy Earl Darrough Jr. of North Richland Hills of assault by impeding breath with a prior conviction, sentencing him Continue Reading »
Non-fatal strangulation: Law change on the way in Jersey
NON-FATAL strangulation could become a standalone offence before the end of 2025, the Minister for Justice and Home Affairs has pledged. Deputy Mary Le Hegarat Continue Reading »
Sexual choking is on the rise and has become a lifestyle choice
Disturbing findings surrounding the number of people, women in particular, who experience sexual choking have brought about the need for a deeper understanding in the Continue Reading »
Lexington woman accused in strangulation, child abuse case appears in court
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – A woman arrested on charges of strangulation and child abuse appeared in court on Tuesday for her arraignment. According Continue Reading »
Houston man pleads guilty to killing his pregnant wife in case that sparked Harris County bail debate
Melanie Infinger could not forgive her son-in-law Alex Guajardo the first few years after he stabbed her pregnant daughter to death in 2019. She offered Continue Reading »
The impact of domestic violence on women in prison for killing their abusers
SAN FRANCISCO – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and a newly released study from Stanford surveyed women incarcerated for killing their abusers. The head Continue Reading »
D.C. finally made strangulation a felony. Prosecuting it is challenging.
The city elevated strangulation from a misdemeanor to a felony in hopes of reducing domestic violence. But hurdles often occur in convincing victims to come Continue Reading »
Ties between strangulation, domestic homicide explored in troubling city report
One in four suspects in New Orleans domestic homicides in 2021 had previously committed a strangulation, according to a jarring report from the New Orleans Continue Reading »