The People's reference in summation to defendant's failure to mention, in his voluntary post-arrest statements to the police, an alleged incident in which the complainant assaulted defendant prior to the commission of the crime charged, which alleged incident purportedly supported defendant's claim to have acted in self-defense, was proper (see, People v Savage,
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