Montreal police, prosecutors launch project to better address strangulation cases

Montreal police and the Quebec prosecutor’s office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address domestic violence-related strangulations.
Police say strangulation deserves particular attention because a person who is assaulted in that way by their partner is at far greater risk of being killed by them in the future.
They say the pilot project will focus on teaching police and prosecutors how to better identify and respond to domestic violence cases in which strangulatio