Strangulation is now its own crime in Massachusetts. Police investigating cases of strangulation no longer have to pick between attempted murder or assault and battery.

A pair of Twitter hashtags created after video showing former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking his wife in an Atlantic City elevator was released is providing people on social media the opportunity to share their own domestic violence experiences.

Local organization helps victims of domestic violence escape cycle of abuse

BOSTON — One in every four women and one in every seven men will experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime.