Peace Bond Refused, Charge Withdrawn in Domestic Violence
Peace Bond Refused, Charge Withdrawn in Domestic Violence
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Charge(s):
CC: s.266 – Assault
Allegations:
My client attacked her husband upon awakening in the morning. She verbally attacked his daughter as well and pushed her. She then struck her husband with an unknown object, causing abrasions to his back and drawing blood.
Result:
She refused to accept the Crown’s resolution proposal of a peace bond, insisting instead that she did not assault him, and that he assaulted her. On the morning of the scheduled trial date, the Crown withdrew the charge. No criminal conviction.
Domestic Assault Charge Withdrawn
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Charge(s):
CC: s.266 – Assault
Allegations:
My client got into a heated argument with his wife because he had consumed some beer and she was refusing to let him drive. A witness watched him slap her across the face and called the police.
Result:
I negotiated for the criminal charge to we withdrawn, upon him entering into a peace bond with a condition that he attend for some counseling. No criminal conviction.
Peace Bond for Assaulting Wife and Head-Butting Her in The Face
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Charge(s):
CC: s.266 – Assault
Allegations:
My client, while under the influence of alcohol, and in the course of an argument with his wife, caused her to suffer welts on her arms, and head butted her in the face.
Result:
Peace Bond. Criminal charge withdrawn. No criminal conviction.
Domestic Violence Charge Withdrawn on Trial Day
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Charge(s):
CC: s. 266 – Assault (domestic)
Allegations:
My client was arguing and fighting with his wife, because he was intoxicated and she was refusing to let him have the car keys. My client was angry and destroying property in the house. As they fought over her purse for the keys, she was thrown around and fell down the stairs. She called the police to remove him from their residence.
Result:
The matter was scheduled for trial because she insisted that he never hit her and that the fight was consensual. The Crown refused to withdraw the charge, insisting instead on a resolution by way of a Peace Bond. My client refused. Come trial day, the complainant (his wife) did not show up. Consequently, the Crown had no evidence to call and the charge against my client was withdrawn. No criminal conviction.
Domestic Violence Charge Withdrawn
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Charge(s):
CC: s.266 – Assault (domestic)
Allegations:
My client assaulted his wife by slapping her in the face, pulling her hair and twisting her arm, after she continued to refuse to provide him with a credit card, so that he could purchase more alcohol.
Result:
After a few weeks of involvement by Child and Family Services, to inquire into the safety of the complainant and their 3 children, and his commitment to residential treatment for his alcohol addiction, the Crown finally conceded to resolve this matter by way of a Peace Bond, and withdrew the charge. No criminal conviction.
