Commonwealth v. Munafo

A food fight in a guest room at the Sheraton Boston Hotel in the late evening and early morning of March 16-17, 1996, culminated in the defendant’s arrest for assault and battery and violation of the “no abuse” provision of an extended abuse prevention order issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A, § 4. The defendant and the victim had an eight year long relationship. They had gone to the hotel for a night together without the children. After having drinks at the hotel and another nearby establishment, the couple had a disagreement about where to go next. The defendant wanted to go to a gay bar; the…