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Officials: Woman assaulted her relative
Man allegedly caught wife smothering mom
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FRANK REDDY
Times regional staff
Published: Sep 16, 2010, 2:49 AM

A Big Canoe woman is out on bond after authorities said she tried to smother her 94-year-old mother-in-law with a pillow at her home last week.

Dawson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Cathrine Hlavenka, 61, and charged her with aggravated assault, a felony, after her husband called authorities.

Sheriff’s Lt. Tony Wooten said the suspect’s husband “walked in on” the early morning incident Sept. 9.

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‘A weapon that we don’t understand’: Gainesville’s Bridging Hope part of pilot program on strangulation exams
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An exam room inside Bridging Hope provides essential care for survivors of sexual assault and other traumatic events. The non-profit has received a grant for conducting strangulation exams for victims of domestic violence. - photo by Scott Rogers
Nick Watson
The Times
Published: Apr 8, 2025, 1:54 PM
Prosecuting strangulations since 1999, Sandra Partridge looks back on cases she’s handled and knows she would have acted differently.
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