A Garotte in current terms is an tool used in garotting, a very personal
torture and ultimately
execution if the
perpetrator intends. In General it takes time and
foresight to set up and is used to prove thay are in
control, Unlike
strangulation which is used to
kill/
silence a
victim. In most cases of
Homicide involving
garotting the
neck is usually close to being
severed.
A garotte can be simple to make with a with a pen and a piece of thin electrical cable, the most important aspect of the construction is that the cable must not stretch and must have control to apply tension in small amounts.