If you hurt someone on purpose, you can get in trouble with the law. You could go to prison for up to 3 years if you injure someone in a way that could have killed them. This means that if the person had died from their injuries, you would have been guilty of manslaughter, which is a serious crime.
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189A: Strangulation or suffocation, or
"It is against the law to stop someone from breathing or getting blood flow by blocking their nose or mouth, or pressing on their throat or neck."
191: Aggravated wounding or injury, or
"Hurting someone on purpose to help with a crime can lead to prison time."
Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years who injures any other person in such circumstances that if death had been caused he or she would have been guilty of manslaughter.
