Charges of Domestic Assault and Battery and Intimidation of a Witness Dismissed on Day of Trial

On November 21, 2018 police police officers received a call for a domestic assault in progress. The victim was on the phone with her sister screaming that her boyfriend and father of her child was threatening her and hitting her after arguing over financial issues. The phone call dropped and the sister called the police. The sister told the police that she could hear the assault over the phone. The officers arrived and met with the victim who was visibly upset and bruised throughout her body and face. She told the officers that the defendant struck her several times in the face and body with a closed fist. The officers’ observations coupled with the phone call corroborated the woman’s report. The victim further told the police that our client took her phone from her hand and threw it across the room while she was speaking with her sister. The defendant was located and charged with domestic assault and battery under G.L. c. 265 Section 13M and intimidation of a witness under G.L. c. 268 Section 13B. The latter crime is a felony in Massachusetts. The defendant hired Attorney Stephen Neyman. Today, the day of trial Attorney Neyman was able to get all charges dismissed.

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