Gay strangulation

A man accused of choking his wife to death with a Tesco bag has told jurors it was "ironic" the pair watched a video about strangulation weeks before she died. Mitesh Patel, 37, is accused of murdering Jessica, 34, at the couple's Middlesbrough home in May. The pharmacist told Teesside Crown Court the couple had watched the YouTube video, "How long someone takes to die from strangulation", together.

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Like gay men, lesbians were also likelier than heterosexuals to have had a diagnosed mental health condition prior to suicide and were likelier to have tried to signal their desire to attempt suicide before doing so. Straight men were the likeliest to use firearms, while straight women were likeliest to use poison.

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Generally, there are no visible injuries associated with strangulation, but even when the person remains conscious, brain injury may occur. We know the more often people are strangled, the more likely they are to experience brain injury. This includes memory loss and difficulties problem-solving.

Gary Ray Bowles, “I-95 Killer” who strangled 6 gay men to death, executed in Florida

A full-time hustler, Bowles would often befriend his victims, moving in with them for a place to stay before eventually snapping and suffocating them to death. According to Fox News, Bowles became a chief suspect after he left behind a slew of evidence, including probation documents, at the home of his first victim, John Hardy Roberts, 59, of Daytona Beach, who was killed on March 15, Bowles eventually pleaded guilty to all six murders, but was only ever charged for the murders of Roberts, Morris, and Hinton.