Corbin bill would close strangulation loophole

State Rep. Becky Corbin Flanked by fellow legislators, top prosecutors from across the state, and victims’ rights advocates, Rep. Becky Corbin (R-Chester) today held a news conference at the Capitol to urge passage of legislation she has introduced that would make strangulation a felony in Pennsylvania. House Bill 1581 would close a loophole in state law that has allowed some domestic abusers to...