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6 Neither party suggests it was an ideal marriage; in its closing years, it brought them little happiness. They were drinking too much. She resisted what she perceived to be his need to control her and the children. They verbally abused each other. When Craig was three or four years old, Mr. Tittemore assaulted his wife on Halloween night.
7 Neither party has a perfectly clear recollection of the circumstances of the April 9, 1994 assault. They burned each other's clothing. He choked her. She received bruising in the face and neck, and her eye was blackened. She fled the house. A charge of assault causing bodily harm was laid, later reduced to common assault. At the ensuing Trial, Mrs. Tittemore testified in chief. Before cross-examination, the prosecutor suggested that she seek to have her husband put on a peace bond rather than have the Trial proceed. She agreed ─ a stay of proceedings was entered and Mr. Tittemore was placed on a peace bond with a no-contact provision. I suspect that Mrs. Tittemore believes she did not receive "justice" and the feeling has been a factor contributing to her strong resentment of her husband.