A west Suffolk man accused of breaking his partner’s jaw, nose and wrist and making her go to the toilet in the garden and in a cat litter has denied being violent towards her.

Giving evidence during his trial at Ipswich Crown Court, Daniel Killian said there had been an occasion when he thought he had Covid and hadn’t wanted his partner to leave their flat.

During questioning by his barrister, Joanne Eley, on Thursday he denied being violent to the alleged victim on that occasion.

He also denied taking the woman’s phone and said he would move it off the kitchen counter while he was washing up so it wouldn’t get wet.

He accused the alleged victim of “stonewalling” him when he tried to talk to her about the state of their flat.

He said she would look at her phone, the TV or a magazine and pretend not to be listening to him.

Killian, 48, of Millfields, Haverhill, has denied two offences of using controlling or coercive behaviour, assault causing actual bodily harm and inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Nicholas Bleaney, prosecuting, has alleged that Killian was “violent and bullying” towards the alleged victim and stopped her going to a choir and told her how to explain her injuries when she went to hospital after he’d allegedly assaulted her.

He had also allegedly taken her mobile phone, criticised her efforts to tidy their flat and slapped and punched her.

He would also allegedly prevent her from using the bathroom and would make her urinate in the garden or in a cat litter.

On one occasion the woman lost consciousness after being allegedly attacked by Killian and had a metal plate inserted in her broken jaw.

She also suffered a broken wrist and a broken nose after two further alleged assaults by Killian.

After his arrest Killian accused the woman of lying about his behaviour and claimed she had broken her jaw by slipping over in the shower.

The trial continues.