An analysis of non-fatal strangulation in adult males reporting rape or sexual assault between 2017 and 2024
• NFS prevalence in men in sexual violence is increasing as per women & children. • All alleged perpetrators were male & manual NFS was the most common method. • 60% of the men strangled had an external objective injury to the neck or head. • Fear of death is common during the strangulation.
Authors
- Glen Philip Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-9472)
- Harriet Smailes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0430-7053)
- Catherine White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4601-0090)
- Rabiya Majeed‐Ariss
Institutions
- University of Leicester (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2025.102992
- Primary Topic
- Genital Health and Disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00