Its a ligature, we can call it that.
I think calling it anything else clouds the issue. It was neither a garrote nor a tourniquet. It was nothing more than a loop tied in a string with a slipknot. So really a very simple thing. The brush was likely added after, or alternatively was already on the string. However it seems unlikely it was already on the string as the wood splinters were found near the paint tote.
I think calling it anything else clouds the issue. It was neither a garrote nor a tourniquet. It was nothing more than a loop tied in a string with a slipknot. So really a very simple thing. The brush was likely added after, or alternatively was already on the string. However it seems unlikely it was already on the string as the wood splinters were found near the paint tote.