A charge of Aggravated Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm was levelled against our client. He maintained the alleged ‘assault’ against his ex-partner was done in self-defence. We obtained medical records for the hospital admission and used them at trial to demonstrate his ex-partner was severely intoxicated at the time of the alleged offence. We submitted she was an unreliable witness. Our client was acquitted of the charge and awarded costs.