Police use New Choking Charges in Domestic Violence cases in Townsville

By: Chris McMahon, Townsville Bulletin
QUEENSLAND – More than 18 people have been accused of choking their partners in Townsville since police were given the power earlier this year to lay charges over the offence.
Police say it is common in domestic violence, with some people choked to the point of losing consciousness.
State Parliament passed laws in April making non-fatal strangulation and suffocation a new offence in Queensland which could see offenders jailed for seven years.
Read the full text of this story in today’s Townsville Bulletin or in our digital print edition: http://bit.ly/1SaG1Gq
Original Article: Police use new choking charges in domestic violence cases in Townsville