Landmark fatal strangulation study finds 68% of victims are women, with most killers partners or exes

The study was the first of its kind in Australia.

A study of fatal strangulation cases over 20 years has found 68% of victims are women and that previous intimate partner violence is linked with increased risk of deaths.

The first Australian study of its kind also showed nearly 90% of strangulation victims were killed by someone they knew and 88.5% of perpetrators were men.

“The variation in gender composition in the study is staggering, highlighting that women are at a much-increased risk of fatality due to strangulation,” the University of Melbourne researchers wrote.

“Most women within the study were fatally strangled by their current or former intimate partner.”