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J.L. was charged with a Domestic Assault out of Newmarket courthouse. J.L. and his wife came from China to Canada and had a daughter together in Canada. Being far from family members and friends, they argued a lot. On the night of arrest, they started arguing with each other which escalated into a physical altercation. The complainant, the wife of J.L., called 911 and police arrived. The complainant provided a statement to police and J.L. was arrested for body checking the complainant multiple times. J.L. retained Mariya Protsenko, Neuberger & Partners, Newmarket Criminal Lawyers, as his criminal defence lawyer. Mariya drafted the client’s chronology and a detailed memo to the Crown. The client provided video footage of the complainant that put the complainant’s credibility at issue. Mariya had a pre-trial with the prosecutor where she presented defence disclosure including the memo and video. The Crown Attorney agreed to the J.L. completing counseling, and then entered into a common law peace bond. The domestic assault charge was withdrawn.