When someone is sexually assaulted and goes to a hospital for treatment, a forensic nurse examiner offers what’s called a “physical evidence recovery kit.” The nurse will attempt to collect any ...

Walla Walla Police Department officers and other session attendees evaluate and prioritize types of evidence in a group exercise at a training session. 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, Walla Walla ...

As her estranged husband held her against the wall, squeezing her neck with both hands, a Barberton woman kept thinking, “I have to get free.” She tried to grab his head and face as he stared at her ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Gabby Petito tragedy has shone a light on just how common strangulation is among victims of domestic violence, many of them children. A coroner this week concluded the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s a reality many never think they will live, but when they do, oftentimes it’s hard to ask for help; however, it’s the stories that are continuously told that help others ...

FAIRFAX, Va. — Domestic violence in Fairfax County may be an ongoing problem, but the number of strangulation cases is seeing a big increase. About 100 Fairfax County leaders and employees including ...

If a woman's boyfriend or husband has ever tried to strangle her, she is 10 times more likely to die from abuse than victims who haven't suffered strangulation. In violent domestic relationships, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - There’s a disturbing trend being seen when it comes to domestic violence cases across East Baton Rouge Parish. District Attorney Hillar Moore says 2021 was the worst year ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — According to Montana law, a person’s first strangulation offense became a felony in the Treasure State in 2017. Checking crime reports regularly, we noticed a disturbing trend. More ...

Inside an upscale conference room at the Capital One Tower in Tysons, Fairfax County judges, police, prosecutors and public defenders graded the county’s handling of strangulation cases, which ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Domestic violence homicides involving strangulation have dropped significantly since the county in 2017 implemented a policy that requires police and trauma care providers to ...

CPS says new law marked ‘significant shift in recognising serious nature’ of offence, often linked to domestic abuse and sexual assault ...