A Canberra man accused of kicking his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach, choking her, and threatening to kill her if she went to police has been remanded in custody.
The 35-year-old pleaded not guilty to 11 charges in the ACT Magistrates Court over the alleged attack in the early hours of Monday morning, after he had been out drinking.
In court documents, police allege the man pulled the woman along by the hair, pushed her across the room, kicked her in the stomach knowing she was pregnant, and put his knee on her throat to restrict her breathing.
The man is also charged with threatening her with knives as he demanded passwords for her phone and bank accounts.
Police claim the man threatened to kill the woman and her family if she complained to police.
Prosecutors opposed bail saying there was a risk the man could flee Canberra and that the alleged victim had significant fears.
Magistrate Peter Morrison refused bail saying the man was accused of very serious offences towards his pregnant girlfriend, which would almost certainly end in a prison sentence if they were proved.
Mr Morrison said he was particularly concerned about the threat to kill the woman if she went to police.
The man will be back in court in December.
