Friendly exchanges before alleged fire station assault tell different story, lawyer argues

The lawyer for a former Ottawa firefighter charged with assaulting and choking a non-binary colleague said his client was friendly and respectful toward his accuser, and blamed the complainant for "mischaracterizing" and "misrepresenting" the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack.

Friendly exchanges before alleged fire station assault tell different story, lawyer argues
Two firefighters sit in a fire truck cab and smile in this grainy selfie.

The lawyer for a former Ottawa firefighter charged with assaulting and choking a non-binary colleague said his client was friendly and respectful toward his accuser, and blamed the complainant for "mischaracterizing" and "misrepresenting" the circumstances surrounding the alleged attack.