As her estranged husband held her against the wall, squeezing her neck with both hands, a Barberton, Ohio woman kept thinking, “I have to get free.” “I just wanted desperately to breathe,” the 46-year ...

News broke this week that the men’s basketball head coach for the Texas Longhorns was arrested and suspended for allegedly strangling his fiancé. The story brings attention to strangulation, a form of ...

In a federally funded study, Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation . Around the globe, nearly one in ...

Before strangulation became a felony in Ohio in April, domestic violence cases were on the rise in Stark County. In 2020, Stark County had 126 felony domestic violence cases. In 2023, there were 320.

Police found Jacob Neal Carroll in the bathroom of the apartment he shared with his girlfriend. He was straddling the woman with his hands wrapped around her neck. The woman’s face was purple, and she ...

Strangulation during sex damages young women’s brain health and breeds deep gender inequality. But the real test will be its enforcement This week marks a turning point in the UK’s approach to violent ...

Hannah Bows receives funding from the ESRC, British Academy & Home Office. An act seemingly once confined to bondage and “kink” communities has become mainstream. Despite the many risks to health ...

Conflict management is a regular course of business for officers regardless of whether the time is spent on patrol duty or investigations. Conflicts that have led to some form of assault often result ...

Heather Douglas receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Leah Sharman receives funding from the Australian Research Council. University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding ...