When someone is strangled, his/her windpipe is blocked by pressure around the neck. Pressure on the larynx or the trachea causes asphyxia. The air flow is interrupted, as is the flow of oxygen to the ...

A CITY WOMAN is convinced that someone put a ligature around her 18-month-old toddler’s neck and attempted to strangle him. Mariah Bobb-Blackman believes strongly that the disturbing incident occurred ...

A psychiatrist who recommended that three body cavity searches be done on Ashley Smith — at least one apparently performed without the teen’s consent — testified the suggestion was made because the ...