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Police investigate death of teenage girl, 16, twodays after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

Officers called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before girl dies in hospital on Tuesday night after what source says was sexual strangulation act

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Penry Buckley27 Aug 2026, 01:31 amUpdated 1h ago1 min readAsiaAustralia
Police investigate death of teenage girl, 16, two days after alleged ‘sexual choking’ act in Sydney

AustraliaPenry Buckley

Officers called to northern beaches home on Sunday evening before girl dies in hospital on Tuesday night after what source says was 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. Published 27 Aug 2026, 01:31 am.

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