Case: Withdrawal of charges for family violence incident.
Our client and his partner had an argument that led to a physical altercation. The partner called police to defuse the situation. The partner felt misled by police into making a statement under the belief that no charges would ensue.
Charges/ Ch1 (Recklessly Cause Injury); Ch2 (Assault); Ch3 (Throw a missile)
Result/ All charges withdrawn
Our client’s partner did not want our client charged and made a statement of no complaint. The partner made her original statement in a highly agitated state and omitted important information that raised a defence to our client that he acted in self defence. Police withdrew the charges as it could not be proven beyond reasonable doubt that our client committed the offences.