Achi news desk-
The Montreal Police Department (SPVM) and the Quebec Prosecutor’s Office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address strangulation related to domestic violence.
Police say strangulation deserves special attention because a person who has been assaulted in this way by their partner is at a much higher risk of being killed by them in the future.
According to them, the pilot project will focus on teaching the police and prosecutors how to better identify and respond to cases of domestic violence in which strangulation is a factor.
Officers will receive specific training, while victims will be offered more support and information about the various symptoms they may experience in the coming hours and days.
The attorney general’s office says the project will help authorities do a better job of gathering evidence in strangulation cases to ensure the perpetrators can be charged.
The police said in a press release that the project is based on similar initiatives in the United States and will be deployed in East Montreal for a period of 18 months.
— This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 7, 2024.
