By Aastha Sethi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio A two-day training session on the dangers of strangulation, hosted by the Inuvik Justice Committee, is taking place in the town next month. Eva Kratochvil, the town’s victim services coordinator, said she has noticed an increase in cases involving strangulation, making training an urgent need in a territory that ranks second for domestic violence rates across Canada. “We’ve noticed an uptick in the number of files where a victim has been choked or strangled by the abuser,” she told Cabin Radio. “We also are recognizing that victims are not necessarily aware of the profound danger this presents to them.” Kratochvil said strangulation is one of the strongest predictors of future homicide in domestic violence cases. According to a 2017 study titled…
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