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16 year old girl dies of strangulation during sex

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Mommydearest40 · 27/08/2026 12:29

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/a-16-year-old-girl-has-died-from-suspected-sexual-choking-how-do-we-come-to-terms-with-this-ntwnfb

In Australia. Supposedly consensual but then how would anyone know? The author is a bit ‘right on’ / pick me cool girl, saying ‘we don’t want to be pearl clutching about porn’ right after describing how violence against women is normalised in 35-45% of it.

A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this? | Lucy Clark

We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/27/a-16-year-old-girl-has-died-from-suspected-sexual-choking-how-do-we-come-to-terms-with-this-ntwnfb

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NotBadConsidering · 27/08/2026 13:15

I really don’t think it’s appropriate to write an opinion piece if there’s an active police investigation and it hasn’t been fully determined what happened. What if it transpires she was trying to fight him off?

NeverDropYourMooncup · 27/08/2026 13:15

RC school - the PSHE lessons include a very terse 'If he ever puts a hand on your throat, you run, you block him, you don't speak to him again, you don't give him a second chance or you will end up dead or on life support whilst he stands up in court and tells everybody, your parents, your granddad, your aunties, your baby brother, all of TikTok and social media that you were really easy and liked it rough'.

HalzTangz · 27/08/2026 13:08

Coronation street has been doing a storyline about strangulation during sex over the last few weeks, I would urge anyone with teenagers to sit down with them and watch the episodes

Mommydearest40 · 27/08/2026 13:03

Added to the list of things I never thought I’d have to speak to my daughter about and my mum certainly didn’t have to speak to me about.

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Dryshampoofordays · 27/08/2026 13:00

Why would the presumption be that a 16year old girl consented to being strangled to death? This kind of violent and dangerous behaviour should not be normalised by the police. Treat it with the same suspicion they would if she had been found strangled in any other location or during any other activity. Poor girl and her poor family.

Lostsadandconfused · 27/08/2026 12:56

That’s both very sad and very frightening.

I’ve done some things that a lot of people would consider fairly extreme, but I have never let anyone choke or strangle me. Never will either.

MusselTryHarder · 27/08/2026 12:46

If that was my daughter and I’d read that article I would be very pissed off #NotAllPorn

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