MONTREAL — The City of Montreal Police Service and the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) launched a pilot project to help authorities better respond to cases of strangulation in the context of domestic violence, Tuesday.
Montreal police explained that these situations require special attention since victims of strangulation in this context are considerably more at risk of being killed by their attackers in the future.
The pilot project will teach police officers and prosecutors how to better identify and respond to domestic violence cases in which strangulation is a factor.
Police officers will undergo specific training, while victims will receive more support and information about the symptoms they may suffer in the hours and days following a strangulation.
The DPCP for its part indicated that the project will help authorities to be more efficient in collecting evidence in cases of strangulation to bring charges.
The police added in a press release that the project is inspired by similar initiatives in the United States and that it will be applied in eastern Montreal for a period of 18 months.
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