A new law specifically targeting non-fatal strangulation comes into effect this week in England and Wales. Yvonne Roberts explains why it is necessary
For Rachel Williams, it started with a single incident. Her partner, Darren, put his hands around her neck during an argument and lifted her off the ground. He showed remorse and she stayed with him. But he did it again. And again. And, as she tells Hannah Moore, the violence escalated right up to the shocking day that changed everything.
Rachel’s story is by no means an outlier, says the Observer’s Yvonne Roberts. Thousands of women each year are subject to non-fatal strangulation in England and Wales. A woman is killed by strangulation every two weeks.
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