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X.L. was charged with Assault and Forcible Confinement against her boyfriend, Toronto. X.L. and her boyfriend broke up. The boyfriend wanted to leave the apartment but X.L. blocked the doorway. The two began to fight and X.L. called 911. Upon arrival, police officers spoke to both X.L. and her boyfriend. Police officers decided to arrest X.L. X.L. retained Mariya Protsenko, Neuberger & Partners, Toronto Criminal Lawyers, as her criminal defence lawyer. X.L. was concerned about her immigration status in Canada due to her criminal charges. X.L. was in Canada on a student visa. Mariya had a pre-trial with the Crown Attorney where she was able to convince the Crown Attorney to withdraw the charges after some counseling. X.L. completed counseling and Mariya provided a favourable counseling report to the Crown Attorney. The charges of Assault and Forcible Confinement were withdrawn.