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David Hingst alleges that Greg Short would often “lift his bum and fart” towards him.

He claims the alleged abuse, some of which he says was physical, resulted in depression, anxiety and injuries.

Mr Hingst, from Melbourne, Australia, says the abuse occurred at an engineering firm between 2008 and 2009.

The Supreme Court dismissed the accusation of bullying last year, but Mr Hingst is appealing the decision, reports the New Zealand Herald.

After the hearing, he said: "I would be sitting with my face to the wall and he would come into the room, which was small and had no windows.

"He would fart behind me and walk away. He would do this five or six times a day."

According to Mr Hingst, his old supervisor made several threatening phone calls to him.

But the Court of Appeal heard the claimant had called Mr Short “Mr Stinky” and sprayed deodorant at him.

Mr Hingst is seeking $1.8million (£970,000). The Court of Appeal judges will return their ruling on Friday.