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No charges against strangling suspect

Posted on January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 by Russ Roberts

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Top story:  Honolulu prosecutors have decided not to prosecute a 47-year-old man who allegedly tried to strangle his girlfriend with a purse strap and a shoelace.

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