19 Oct 2020

Woman tells court of terrifying abuse from ex-boyfriend

From Checkpoint, 5:41 pm on 19 October 2020

WARNING: This report contains graphic details that may disturb some listeners.

A woman has detailed a graphic account of physical and sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of her ex-boyfriend.

The man - who has interim name suppression - is accused of abusing the woman during a brief relationship that began in 2016.

His two-day judge-alone trial began in the High Court at Auckland today.

RNZ court reporter Anneke Smith was there.