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Charges of Assault, Assault with a Weapon and Forcible Confinement withdrawn prior to setting a trial date, Toronto. B.O. was having a break-up argument with his live-in girlfriend. Tempers got heated and B.O. asked for the complainant to leave. The complainant went down to the concierge and complained of being assaulted. Police were called and B.O. was charged. Joseph Neuberger, Neuberger & Partners LLP, Toronto Criminal Lawyers, was retained to defend the charges. Once the disclosure was obtained, Joseph Neuberger compared the complainant’s statement with video footage provided by the client. Clearly the video footage provided by the client did not show any physical altercation, but what was interesting was the complainant’s description of the alleged assaults that was wildly different that even the unfolding of the argument that was captured on the video footage. The condo had internal footage in the main hallway and common areas in the home, but not the bedroom. Nevertheless, the complainant had described being pinned up against the front door of the condo while being yelled at to leave. Defence lawyer Joseph Neuberger provided the video footage to the assigned Crown along with the transcribed statement of the complainant. As a result, all charges were withdrawn. * Unfortunately, not all accused persons have internal surveillance in the main and common areas of their home. Fortunately, this client did.