The Ultimate Police Handbook
Strangulation or suffocation
Strangulation or suffocation
s.75A Serious Crime Act 2015
Assault
⚖️ Definition
A person ("A") commits an offence if -
(a) A intentionally strangles another person ("B"), or
(b) A does any other act to B that -
(i) affects Bs ability to breathe, and
(ii) constitutes battery of B.
(a) A intentionally strangles another person ("B"), or
(b) A does any other act to B that -
(i) affects Bs ability to breathe, and
(ii) constitutes battery of B.
📋 Points to Prove
- Intentionally
- Strangles another person
- Or does any other act
- That affects that persons ability to breathe
- And constitutes battery furious
- Strangles another person
- Or does any other act
- That affects that persons ability to breathe
- And constitutes battery furious
⚖️ Offence Type
Summary
Either Way
Indictable
📄 Charging Codes
SC15005 - Strangulation
SC15006 - Suffocation
📁 Crime Recording
PNC Recordable
Crime Report Required