Twenty-six people have been charged since a new offence of non-fatal strangulation was introduced in Northern Ireland a month ago, police have said.
More than 1,800 PSNI officers have now been trained to recognise the offence and the force is encouraging more victims to come forward.
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.