Police investigate death of teenage girl two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

Source: The Guardian 1 hour ago

Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act

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New South Wales police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl after a suspected sexual strangulation act.

Police said emergency services were called to a home in Elanora Heights in Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday evening in response to a welfare concern report.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/27/sydney-16yo-girl-death-suspected-sexual-choking-asphyxiation-ntwnfb

Police investigate death of teenage girl two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

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