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An Isabella Plains man charged with headbutting and pushing a microwave at his partner has been refused bail. The 34-year-old appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with assaulting his partner earlier that morning. Court documents said the man arrived home at midnight after watching the football at a friend's place, then tried to microwave a pizza. The court heard the man's partner woke up and asked him to keep the noise down, and said she would not allow him to sleep in the bedroom because he had been eating and drinking. Police alleged the man then picked up the microwave and pushed it towards her, before moving into the bedroom. His partner said she stood in front of the wardrobe as the man tried to get his clothes, before he allegedly headbutted her on the right side of the face. Police said the woman had bruising on her cheek and a large red lump behind her right ear. The prosecution said the man had been convicted for a domestic violence offence against another partner in 2005, and had a criminal history in both the ACT and NSW. Prosecutors opposed bail on the grounds that the partner feared for her safety. Defence solicitor Jessica Vogel said the man had alternative accommodation if he was granted bail and feared he would lose his full-time work if he was remanded in custody. Magistrate Bernadette Boss refused bail and ordered that he reappear in court on Tuesday. The man has not yet entered a plea.

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