Offence
Intentional suffocation
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 137
- Upcoming hearings
- 2
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 68
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (137)
- Sentencing guideline
- Strangulation or suffocation / Racially or religiously aggravated strangulation or suffocation
- Official offence code
- SC15006
- The law
- Contrary to section 75A(1)(b) and (5) of the Serious Crime Act 2015.
- Where it can be tried
- Magistrates' court or Crown Court
- Can lead to prison
- Yes
Courts that list it most
- Sheffield Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Thames Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Chelmsford Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Croydon Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court and Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court (4 hearings)
- Bristol Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Grimsby Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Hatfield Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Manchester Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Northampton Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)
- Nottingham Magistrates' Court (3 hearings)