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The two clients were charged with Assault and Assault with a Weapon on the same complainant. All three parties were roommates. The complainant claimed that on two separate occasions, both accused had assaulted him and hit him with a broom. Both clients retained Christopher Assie of Neuberger & Partners LLP to defend him. It was clear to counsel from reviewing the complainant’s statement to the police that there was more to the complainant’s story. Counsel discovered that there a total of 9 people living in the house where the assaults allegedly occurred. Counsel conducted a defence investigation and interviewed several of the other roommates. The roommates provided very different accounts of how the altercations arose. Furthermore, they were able to describe other very serious and dangerous behaviour that the complainant had engaged in – including threatening the clients with a knife. Counsel had three roommates provide Affidavits describing what they witnessed during the alleged incidents. Counsel disclosed the Affidavits to the Crown and convinced the Crown to simply withdraw the charges in exchange for peace bonds.