No Further Action — Multiple Serious Domestic Allegations

MC Solicitors represented a client arrested following numerous serious domestic allegations made by a former partner, including:

• Multiple allegations of intentional strangulation
• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH)
• Common assault
• Controlling and coercive behaviour
• Criminal damage

The allegations spanned an extended period and included accusations of repeated physical violence, strangulation resulting in near loss of consciousness, psychological abuse and coercive behaviour.

The investigation involved material including witness statements, photographs and video evidence of alleged injuries, recorded telephone communications and a mobile phone seized by police.

The client categorically denied all allegations, maintaining that he had himself been subjected to controlling and abusive behaviour during the relationship.

MC Solicitors considered the available evidence and ensured that the client’s denials, account of events and relevant background circumstances were presented during the police interview.

The defence addressed the competing accounts, particularly the serious strangulation allegations and the supporting material relied upon by investigators.

The police ultimately decided to take No Further Action (NFA) in respect of every allegation.

A substantial result in a complex investigation involving multiple accusations of serious violence and domestic abuse, with the client facing no criminal charges.