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Charges of Assault x 2, Criminal Harassment and Assault Choking all withdrawn. T.C. was charged with these serious domestic charges including Choking, two counts of Assault and Criminal Harassment, Toronto. T.C. had a girlfriend who broke up with him. T.C. was very upset. He asked his girlfriend to meet him at her place to allow him to gather his belongings. When the girlfriend arrived at her residence, T.C. allegedly grabbed her by the hair and dragged her to the front door. Further, he allegedly slapped her and hit her on her head. Once inside the girlfriend’s residence, T.C. threw various items around the house. A landlord heard the commotion and asked both parties to leave. A witness who was outside the house when T.C. dragged his girlfriend by the hair called the police. At the police station, the girlfriend provided a historic allegation of choking. T.C. retained Mariya Protsenko and Daisy Zhang of Neuberger and Partners, Toronto Criminal Lawyers. Mariya had reviewed disclosure and had many conversations with T.C. to get his background, future aspirations and mitigating circumstances. Further, T.C. attended counseling directed by Mariya and Joseph Neuberger, the senior partner of the firm. Mariya conducted extensive pre-trials with the Crown Attorney and given the upfront work and the Assessment Therapy report which highlighted a number of emotional issues impacting his judgement, the Crown agreed to withdraw all the charges.