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An analysis of non-fatal strangulation in adult males reporting rape or sexual assault between 2017 and 2024

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: • NFS prevalence in men in sexual violence is increasing as per women & children. • All alleged perpetrators were male & manual NFS was the most common method. • 60% of the men strangled had an external objective injury to the neck or head. • Fear of death is common during the strangulation.

Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2025.102992

Authors: Cath White, Glen P. Martin, Harriet Smailes, Rabiya Majeed-Ariss

Institutions: University of Manchester, University of Leicester, St Mary's Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Restraint-Related Deaths

Subfield: Emergency Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,870