Marcella Zoia, 20, who became infamous as Chair Girl for a video of her throwing a patio chair from a downtown Toronto condo, apologized at her sentencing hearing and told a judge she has a lot of growing up to do. The Crown is seeking a jail sentence of four to six months, and two years of probation, with conditions governing her use of social media. Prosecutor Heather Keating said a sentence must serve as a denunciation to others who would try to boost their social media brands with dangerous behaviour. Zoia’s social media following grew tenfold after her arrest, and led to her paid appearance at a Miami hotel opening, and other promotional events. He described the chair throwing as a spontaneous reaction to peer pressure, and argued for a suspended sentence, so no jail time, but with probation with conditions.

Source: National Post February 07, 2020 20:48 UTC