Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling

7 cases with this offence

1. April 17, 2026
   R. v. D.D.S., 2026 NSSC 149Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Aggravated assault; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Forcible confinement; Pointing a firearm; Reckless discharge of a firearm, Yarmouth. Justice Pierre L. Muise

   • Below the Crown's ask
   8 years in custody (reduced from 11 for totality), less 1,232 days of remand credit, leaving 1,688 days
2. September 23, 2025
   R. v. P.K.G., 2025 NSSC 302Assault; Assault with a weapon; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault, Halifax. Justice Jamie S. Campbell
   Four years in custody, less 687 days remand credit (773 days remaining)
3. September 23, 2025
   R. v. Meyers, 2025 BCSC 2131Assault; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Vancouver. Justice Jennifer Lynn Whately

   • Below the Crown's ask
   24 months' imprisonment (6, 8 and 10 months consecutive), federal sentence, no probation
4. June 20, 2025
   R. v. G.J.L., 2025 BCSC 1288Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault, Kamloops. Justice Bradford F. Smith

   • Below the Crown's ask
   27 months in custody (6 months concurrent on choking count)
5. November 21, 2024
   R v. Himmelman, 2024 NSSC 411Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Bridgewater. Justice Diane Rowe

   • No jail for a violent offence
   13 months conditional sentence (house arrest), then 1 year probation
6. March 1, 2024
   R. v. H.M., 2024 BCSC 448Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Sexual assault, Vancouver. Justice Alan M. Ross

   • Below the Crown's ask
   • No jail for a violent offence
   12 months conditional (6 months concurrent on the choking count), then 12 months probation
7. July 6, 2023
   R. v. Pardy, 2023 NSPC 39Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling; Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm, Sydney. Judge Shane Russell
   12 months in custody, then 2 years probation

Judges who sentenced this offence

• The Honourable Justice Alan M. Ross1 case, leniency score 24
• The Honourable Justice Bradford F. Smith1 case, leniency score 20
• The Honourable Justice Diane Rowe1 case, leniency score 23
• The Honourable Justice Jamie S. Campbell1 case
• The Honourable Justice Jennifer Lynn Whately1 case
• The Honourable Justice Pierre L. Muise1 case, leniency score 13
• The Honourable Judge Shane Russell1 case, leniency score 17

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