Men who strangle their wives or girlfriends without killing them could go to jail for up to five years after new domestic abuse legislation came into force in England and Wales on Tuesday.
The offence of non-fatal strangulation was drawn up after the Ministry of Justice listened to domestic violence survivors who said they were strangled or choked by their abusers as part of their attempts to control or intimidate them.
Research published in the National Library of Medicine in the United States suggests partners are seven times more likely to be murdered if there have been non-fatal strangulation incidents beforehand….