London Garrotting Panic

Date: July 17, 1862 • Location: London, United Kingdom

The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.

A garrote (US-EN) or garrotte (UK-EN), or garrote vil, is a weapon and a method of capital punishment. It consists of a handheld ligature of chain, rope, scarf, wire, or fishing line, used to strangle a person.