A joke around the medicolegal forensic circles goes that if you beat your wife, you should hold her head.
External Carotid arteries in the neck are fragile and can rapture easily from violent turning of the neck leading to death within minutes.
Women are particularly susceptible to carotid raptures since they have weaker neck muscles.
Men, do not beat your wives and if you must, hold their heads.
Caveat - I do not endorse domestic violence.
Life is short. Live passionately.