Victorian government should be wary of introducing a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation
- Written by Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Monash University
Joy Rowley's 2011 murder has raised the question of whether a stand-alone offence of non-fatal strangulation would prevent the escalation of family violence.Supplied: Domestic Violence Victoria
This week, the state coroner released the findings into the death of Victorian woman Joy Rowley.
In October 2011, James Mulhall killed Joy Rowley. Mulhall...