Survivors of strangulation are being let down when they turn on their TVs

Survivors of strangulation are being let down when they turn on their TVs

It is the ultimate control you can exert on another human being (Picture: Getty Images) The first time I saw someone being strangled on TV was in EastEnders.    I was 16 in 2005, when gangster Johnny Allen (Billy Murray) held Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) against the wall by her throat, yelling threats into her face before she revealed she was pregnant.   The scene did not really stick out to me back then, nor did I find it shocking or moving. But…