Police say the man punched his girlfriend multiple times, which required her to get a dozen stitches and left her with a concussion.

ABINGTON — A Hyde Park man is being held on high bail after police say he seriously injured his girlfriend, causing her to require numerous facial stitches and leaving her with a concussion.

Antoine Givoni Allen, 23, of 705 River St., was arrested in Abington early Wednesday morning and charged in connection with an alleged assault on his girlfriend hours earlier.

Allen pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Brockton District Court to charges of assault and battery on an intimate partner causing serious bodily injury, illegal possession of ammunition, illegal possession of a loaded firearm and improper storage of a firearm.

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Police received a report about 12:05 a.m. Wednesday from a woman who walked into the police station lobby to report that her daughter had been assaulted by her boyfriend. The woman told police that the suspect was still at the house, but that her daughter was receiving treatment at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth for her injuries.

The woman told police that the couple began arguing over giving the victim's sister a ride. A verbal argument escalated and Allen "grabbed (the victim) by the hair and pummeled her," Officer Brian Feely wrote in a police report.

Allen punched his girlfriend "very hard with a closed fist" about 10 times and continued hitting her even when she was face-down on a bed, the report states. The woman told police her daughter was being treated for a concussion and required stitches.

Police say they responded to a home on Temple Street to attempt to locate Alllen. Police say they knew Allen's room was upstairs in the home due to a previous encounter with him. They did not locate him in the room, but noticed blood stains on the bed and blankets, the report states.

Police searched additional rooms in the home, saying they eventually located Allen inside a downstairs bathroom. He was sitting on the floor with a bloody rag near him, the report states. Allen told police his nose had been bleeding.

Allen was taken into custody by the officers. At one point, he told Sgt. Joseph Davern, "This is the second time you got me," according to the report, referencing another arrest on June 19, 2018 related to a domestic assault and battery incident. Allen has previously been convicted of assault and battery causing serious bodily injury, indicated by the subsequent offense charge he faces.

While officers were taking photos inside the home for evidence, police say they located a black Kel-Tec P-32 handgun, with four rounds of ammunition in the magazine, on the left side of the bed in the bedroom where the assault occurred.

An officer later responded to the hospital to speak to the victim, who needed 12 stitches on her face and had bruising under her right eye and cheek, the report states. The woman was later expected to receive a CT scan to "determine the full extent of her head injuries," it states.

Judge Michele Armour ordered Allen held on $20,000 bail during his arraignment on Wednesday. If bail is posted, Armour ordered that Allen must wear a GPS-monitoring bracelet. He must also stay away and have no contact with the victim or any witnesses and surrender his firearms license.

Allen is due back in court on Feb. 21 for a pre-trial hearing.

Senior reporter Cody Shepard can be reached by email at cshepard@enterprisenews.com. You can follow him on Twitter at @cshepard_ENT.