South Africa in grip of strangulation spate / EurekAlert, 20 October 2008
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/bc-sai101608.php
"Murder of women by strangulation is a serious problem in South Africa. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health compared four South African cities for the period 2001 to 2005, and report information about the prevalence and timing of attacks, and give details about the victims."