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Charges of Domestic Assault and Assault with a Weapon withdrawn prior to trial, Brampton. J.H. resided with his girlfriend the complainant. Unfortunately the relationship was fraught with arguments. On one occasion when the complainant was very unstable, J.H. attempted to calm the complainant and prevent her from harming herself. After the matter calmed down, and J.H. left the apartment, the complainant called police and alleged assault and being struck with a weapon. Joseph Neuberger was retained as the criminal defence lawyer. After reviewing the disclosure, the statement of the complainant was confusing and seemed to relate back to incidents with a prior boyfriend completely unrelated to J.H.. A copy of a psychological report was obtained by the defence. The report was subsequent to the charges being laid. The complainant admitted to wrongly accusing J.H. of assault and believes she was experiencing a flash back or other psychological moment related to a past relationship that unfortunately was abusive. The report was provided to the Crown on a confidential basis. Also, letters attesting to the client’s good character was supplied along with a short assessment as to his understanding of domestic issues including conflict management in a relationship. After several pre-trials the Crown agreed that J.H. was wrongly charged and all charges were withdrawn.