A Mawson man charged with assaulting his girlfriend already had bail conditions preventing him from coming within 100 metres of her, a court has heard.
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The 23-year-old appeared before the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday on charges of assault and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
Police arrested him on Friday morning after his partner alleged he punched her legs, slapped her face and grabbed her by the throat.
The partner's store manager called police after she came into work crying, a police statement tendered to the court said.
She told police the defendant attacked her after the pair had an argument the morning after his birthday, punching her as she sat on the lounge holding her legs close to her chest.
The woman ran to the bathroom and vomited, after which her partner allegedly slapped her across the face.
She alleged the defendant refused to get her inhaler after she started hyperventilating because he believed she was "putting it on", then dragged her by the ponytail to the hallway.
The defendant eventually took the partner to work, the statement said, but only after he asked her to "give me what I want", which she believed to mean the names of people she had slept with before him.
Police said the woman, who was in a three-year relationship with the defendant, had bruising to her left and right upper thighs, bruising to her left forearm, a cut on her neck and slight redness of swelling to her left eye and cheek.
Prosecutor Elizabeth Wren opposed bail and said though his partner had invited the defendant over the night before, his bail conditions for separate pending assault and minor theft charges banned him from making contact with her or coming within 100 metres of her or her house.
She said there was a significant risk of reoffending if he was granted bail.
"[The statement] suggests a controlling and violent relationship," she said.
The defence offered houses in Fadden and Queanbeyan for the defendant to stay if the man was granted bail and said he understood the need to comply with any conditions.
But Magistrate Lorraine Walker said she was not satisfied the proposed conditions removed the risk of reoffending.
She said the partner's alleged invitation to come over was irrelevant, given he knew the bail conditions imposed.
The man was remanded in custody until Tuesday, December 13.
No pleas have been entered for either charge.
