Strangulation and Suffocation
Strangulation and Suffocation
Strangulation and Suffocation
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<strong>Strangulation</strong> is a Lethality Marker<br />
• Lethality markers that multiply the odds of<br />
homicide five times or more over nonfatal<br />
abuse include: (a) threats to kill, 14.9 times<br />
more likely; (b) prior attempts to strangle, 9.9<br />
times; (c) forced sex, 7.6 times; (d) escalating<br />
physical violence severity over time, 5.2 times;<br />
<strong>and</strong> (e) partner control over the victim’s daily<br />
activities, 5.1 times more likely.<br />
(c) Dean Hawley <strong>and</strong> C<strong>and</strong>ace Heisler, 2012 28