In this deep-dive episode, we’re going to be talking about an element of the criminal justice system, more specifically, a line of defence that had seen growing popularity in the last two decades, until, in the UK at least, activists stepped in and campaigned to change the law. Cases of strangulation related deaths, most often involving intimate partners, have hit the news not just for their brutal nature, but for the tactics employed by the accused and their defence team – she asked me to strangle her, they cry! She wanted this! It just went too far. And in some cases, juries listened.

So, join me as we find out a bit more, in this deep-dive episode into the Rough-Sex Defence.

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