A 45-year-old man today pleaded not guilty to seriously injuring his girlfriend when he allegedly punched her in the face at their apartment on Saturday night.

Police Inspector Tony Cachia objected to bail, pointing out that the accused and the victim live in the same house and have a young daughter.

Defence lawyer Jose Herrera said the woman had moved to her parents' house and bail should therefore not be a problem.

The victim confirmed that she had moved house. She also confirmed that she had been punched in the face and said this was not the first time that the accused was aggressive.

Dr Herrera said that although it was not a nice thing for anyone to hit his girlfriend, she was not in ITU.

The accused was then granted bail against a personal guarantee of €10,000. The woman was granted a two-year protection order, with the accused having been warned not to molest her or he would lose a guarantee of €500.

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