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Charges of Assault, Assault Choking, Forcible Confinement and Mischief Under $5,000.00 withdrawn just prior to the commencement of trial, Toronto.  F.L. had been dating the complainant for about a year.  F.L. agreed for the complainant to move in with him.  The day after she moved in, and during unpacking and setting up the apartment, the two got into a heated argument and F.L. told the complainant to leave and that he did not want to live with her.  The complainant slapped and kicked F.L. and the two got into a struggle.  F.L. was able to push the complainant off and he left the apartment to cool off.  While having a coffee, he got a call from police and for him to return to the apartment to be charged.  F.L. was charged and retained Joseph Neuberger to defend the charges.  The statement of the complainant was a rather incoherent outline of what she alleged for the assault allegations including the mischief charges. She of course told the police nothing about hitting F.L. first.  F.L. was alleged to have punched “big” holes in the walls of the apartment as part of the altercation.  Upon arrest, there were no injuries or marks to F.L.’s hands but he did sustain redness and scratching to his facial area.  Prior to trial, discussions took place between the Crown and Joseph Neuberger regarding the deficiencies in the complainant’s statement and the complainant not wanting to attend trial.  An agreement was reached for F.L. to sign a common law peace bond.  After signing the common law peace bond, all charges of domestic assault were withdrawn.