New awareness campaign for non-fatal strangulation in Northern Ireland launched | ITV

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An awareness campaign, launched on Monday around a new non-fatal strangulation criminal offence, has been welcomed.

The Department of Justice initiative will appear on television screens in Northern Ireland from Monday

It comes after non-fatal strangulation or asphyxiation was made a specific offence at the end of June as part of the Justice (Sexual offences & trafficking victims) Act (NI) 2022.

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