[KC Burke]

In stangulations, sometimes the ends of the wire or rope utilized are tied to pieces of wood or other similar material to afford the assailant the ability to apply great force to a small diameter wire or cord without cutting into his or her hands.

In this particular instance, from what I recall from reports, a wire of cord was wrapped around the victim's neck and elsewhere and the portion around the neck was tightened by the twisting of a piece of wood (possibly a paint brush handle remnant) drawing the wrapped cord tighter and tighter.

It is a sad state of the world that those of us with little interest in the details are still inundated with so mush coverage and accounts as to pick up such specifics, but there it is. The whole apparatus is a 'garrott." And "to garrott" means to strangle by wire or cord device.

[mystery-ak]

Thank you....were the rope attached to her hands part of the garrot?.....