The Telegraph, non-fatal strangulation - where an abuser strangles or restricts a victim's breathing to control or intimidate them - will become a specific criminal offence, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Robert Buckland, the Justice Secretary, said the bill provided a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to protect domestic abuse victims. "From outlawing non-fatal strangulation to giving better protections in court, we are delivering the support victims need to feel safer while ensuring perpetrators face justice for the torment they have inflicted," he said.
Threatening to publish intimate images extends current "revenge porn" laws, under which 900 people have already been prosecuted for sharing sexual pictures.
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