A new Ohio law that makes strangulation a felony offense takes effect Tuesday after it was signed into law by Gov. Mike DeWine in January.
The new law states that an individual is guilty of strangulation if they cause serious physical harm or cause a substantial risk of serious physical harm to another person by means of strangulation or suffocation.READ MORE: Ohio fails to recognize strangulation as a felony
"We've seen a number of cases where it should have been charged and it couldn't be," he said. "The reason it couldn't be is that we simply didn't have this statute on the books."Research shows being strangled makes a victim 750% more likely to be murdered. Downing is a forensic nurse who is trained to recognize the injuries caused by strangulation and document the evidence. She also started the nonprofit Forensic Nursing Network to provide better healthcare to domestic violence and sexual assault victims.
Downing was disappointed language to require law enforcement officers to provide a lethality assessment to victims and direct them to medical care was not included in this law.
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