Case: Early Morning Trespass and Threats Leads to Affray Charges.
Our client and his house mate were charged with affray and assault after two drunken and unidentified men attended their front door at 2:00am in the morning.
Charges/ Ch1 (Affray); Ch2, Ch3 (Unlawful Assault)
Result/ All charges withdrawn
The complainants made statements the next day after their wives told them to go to the police. Our lawyer pointed out inconsistencies in the statements given that the complainants admitted they were heavily intoxicated, as well as the fact that there were no members of the public present to justify the affray charge. In his interview, our client was clear, consistent and concise in his account of what happened in that one of the men threatened his house mate and threw the first punch. This was sufficient to raise self defence and unlawful trespass by the complainants as a defence.
