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Crime

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

By The Staff The Canadian Press
Posted October 22, 2019 11:29 am EST
1 min read
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

TORONTO – The case of a woman accused of throwing a chair off a downtown Toronto high-rise balcony has been put over to November.

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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.

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.
© 2019 The Canadian Press

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