The bone wedged in his throat and strangled him.

骨头卡在喉咙里使他窒息。

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When he strangled, quite involuntarily his arms and legs clawed the water and drove him up to the surface and into the clear sight of the stars.

可到他憋不过气时，他的手脚却不自觉地大划起水来，把自己划到了水面上，清清楚楚看见了星星。

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He tied rope around the boy's neck and strangled him to death, the ministry said.

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They had sexually assaulted him and strangled him with string.

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Earlier in the week, Chagas, a bicycle mechanic, told the court in the state of Maranhao that he had strangled Jonathan - but he denied hitting him, raping him, or mutilating his body.

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