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Police investigate death of teenage girl two daysafter alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act

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Penry Buckley and Alyx Gorman27 Aug 2026, 01:31 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readAsiaAustralia
Police investigate death of teenage girl two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

AustraliaPenry Buckley and Alyx Gorman

Paramedics called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before 16-year-old dies in hospital on Tuesday night after sexual strangulation act

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New South Wales police are investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl after a suspected sexual strangulation act.

Police said emergency services were called to a home in Elanora Heights in Sydney’s northern beaches on Sunday evening in response to a welfare concern report.

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Source: The Guardian · Penry Buckley and Alyx Gorman. Published 27 Aug 2026, 01:31 am.

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