These 11 thugs put their hands around their victim's necks and squeezed in attacks that left many of them fearing for their lives. In recent months, the attackers - many of whom targeted partners, friends and family members - were convicted of intentional strangulation.

Violent son, Kane Walker, strangled his mother until she was “struggling to breathe” over a £250 dispute. Gareth Evans was fuelled with drink when he attacked an old friend who was offering him somewhere to stay.

Intentional strangulation was introduced as an offence under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and came into force on 7 June 2022. Scroll down to read the stories of these 11 attackers.

Christopher Storey

This jealous partner choked his girlfriend and threw a glass in her face. Storey became enraged because other men

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