A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this? | Lucy Clark
We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy How can we possibly come to terms with reports a 16-year-old girl child may have died as a result of consensual sexual strangulation with her 16-year-old boyfriend? Police are still investigating this case. Meanwhile what do we do, as a society, to contend with children getti
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- The Guardian
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- 27 Aug 2026, 05:59 UTC
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- Byline
- Lucy Clark
- Section
- Australia news
We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy How can we possibly come to terms with reports a 16-year-old girl child may have died as a result of consensual sexual strangulation with her 16-year-old boyfriend? Police are still investigating this case. Meanwhile what do we do, as a society, to contend with children getti
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A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this? | Lucy Clark
We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy How can we possibly come to terms with reports a 16-year-old girl child may have died as a result of consensual sexual strangulation with her 16-year-old boyfriend? Police are still investigating this case. Meanwhile what do we do, as a society, to contend with children getti
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