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Case of Toronto woman accused of tossing chair off high-rise put over to November

By Staff The Canadian Press
Posted October 22, 2019 11:29 am
1 min read
Click to play video: 'Woman who went viral for tossing chair off balcony has defence lawyer appear in court on her behalf'
Woman who went viral for tossing chair off balcony has defence lawyer appear in court on her behalf
ABOVE: Marcella Zoia, whose video went viral last February after she was seen throwing a patio chair off of a high-rise condo balcony downtown onto a busy Gardiner Expressway, had her lawyer appear on her behalf on Thursday (Aug. 29) for her pre-trial. Zoia’s defence lawyer, Gregory Leslie, who spoke with media outside of Old City Hall court says that she could not appear in court today due a scheduling conflict for a modelling gig with a Miami hotel. Priya Sam reports. – Aug 29, 2019
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TORONTO – The case of a woman accused of throwing a chair off a downtown Toronto high-rise balcony has been put over to November.

Marcella Zoia is charged with one count each of mischief endangering life, mischief endangering property under $5,000 and common nuisance in the February incident.

At that time, a video went viral showing a young woman launching a chair off a balcony over a busy Toronto highway.

READ MORE: Woman seen on video tossing chair from Toronto highrise was under ‘peer pressure’: lawyer

The video drew a rebuke from the city’s mayor and a plea from police to help identify the woman.

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Zoia turned herself in a few days later.

Her lawyer said at the last court appearance that he believed the case was close to a resolution.

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