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08-30-2004, 01:17 AM

This is an exerpt from the Toronto Star reagrding some history on the man involved. Nice guy....

CFTO-TV reported that Marlene Brookes and their two children -- a 19-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy -- left the man March 13 after 18 years of marriage.

The day they left, Brookes was charged with throwing Marlene down a flight of stairs, holding a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her.

In the past, he also gave his daughter a black eye and stormed around town with a fireplace poker looking for his son, the CTV Toronto affiliate reported.

Brookes was convicted in May on the assault charges and served 30 days in jail and 46 days in pretrial custody. He was released under a number of conditions, including one that said he wasn't allowed to possess weapons. He was also put under a restraining order that he not come within 100 metres of any member of his family.

Marlene Brookes filed for divorce July 29.

08-30-2004, 01:17 AM	#41 (permalink)
Diamond Guest	This is an exerpt from the Toronto Star reagrding some history on the man involved. Nice guy.... CFTO-TV reported that Marlene Brookes and their two children -- a 19-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy -- left the man March 13 after 18 years of marriage. The day they left, Brookes was charged with throwing Marlene down a flight of stairs, holding a knife to her throat and threatening to kill her. In the past, he also gave his daughter a black eye and stormed around town with a fireplace poker looking for his son, the CTV Toronto affiliate reported. Brookes was convicted in May on the assault charges and served 30 days in jail and 46 days in pretrial custody. He was released under a number of conditions, including one that said he wasn't allowed to possess weapons. He was also put under a restraining order that he not come within 100 metres of any member of his family. Marlene Brookes filed for divorce July 29.