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Long jail terms as non-fatal choking laws take effect

Non-fatal strangulation law changes will better protect Victorian women, advocates say. (Diego Fedele/AAP)

Perpetrators who intentionally injure victims through non-fatal strangulation face up to a decade in prison as new laws to protect […]

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