The woman facing charges for throwing a chair over a high-rise balcony overlooking the Gardiner Expressway has had her case adjourned to October to allow for discussions between her lawyer, the Crown and a judge, court heard Thursday.

Marcella Zoia, 19, is facing charges of mischief endangering life, mischief involving damage to property and common nuisance after being arrested and released on bail in February.

Her lawyer Greg Leslie has previously said that “peer pressure” was involved and that they are hoping for a conditional discharge on the charges that would allow his client to avoid a criminal record if she abides by the conditions of her sentence.

On Thursday Leslie said he and the Crown are still working towards a resolution for the charges and will continue discussions over the next two months.

“On Oct. 22 hopefully we will be painting a different picture of Miss Zoia than unfortunately the picture you have painted her as,” he said. “Miss Zoia is a young lady who made a mistake and is remorseful.”

He said a plea is possible.

Zoia did not appear for the Thursday hearing.

In February, she turned herself in to police soon after a video showing a woman throwing a chair off a highrise balcony toward the busy highway sparked online outrage.

The chair did not land on the highway and no one was injured.

Leslie said he has asked Zoia to curtail her use of social media, which is how the chair-tossing video first surfaced.

“She’s 19 years old, maybe a bit immature,” he said. “She’s definitely a person who likes the social media and we’re trying to instill upon her that’s not the approach, not the way to go. I’m hoping you won’t be seeing her as much on social media.”

The case next returns to court on Oct. 22.

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