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One count of Assault resolved by way of a peace bond prior to trial at the Ontario Court of Justice, Cornwall. The Complainant and S.C. were a newly married couple. The Complainant had recently immigrated to Canada. One evening, a 911 call was placed by the Complainant screaming that her husband is fighting with her. S.C. could be heard in the background shouting that he was not fighting with her. Upon police’s arrival, the Complainant informed the police that there was an argument during which she took her cellphone and S.C.’s cellphone to call his brother. During the call, she alleged that S.C. tried to grab his cellphone from the Complainant. She further claimed that during the attempt to grab her phone, S.C. also grabbed the Complainant’s neck. During this altercation, the Complainant pushed S.C. causing him to fall. He then bit her left knee. During S.C’s interaction with the police, he explained that the Complainant held a knife against his through and threatened him, “I’m going to make you sorry and watch.” He alleged that the Complainant kicked him in the stomach and bit him. As a result of the information provided to the police, both the Complainant and S.C. got arrested for Assault. S.C retained Yuvika Johri of Neuberger & Partners LLP, Toronto Criminal Lawyers, to defend him on the charge. Yuvika reviewed disclosure along with video recordings of the alleged altercation. It was obvious from the videos that the Complainant was the aggressive party in the altercation which also showed the Complainant assaulting S.C. After much back and forth with the crown and lengthy discussions at a Judicial Pre-Trial, Yuvika persuaded the crown to resolve S.C.’s charge by way of a common law peace bond after significant upfront therapy. This case unfortunately separated a newly married couple from living together for more than a year, and thus, a withdrawal was necessary for S.C’s case. The Complainant’s charges were eventually withdrawn in a similar manner.