A Canberra man who allegedly choked a woman until she was unconscious, put her in the boot of his car, raped her and left her by the side of the road has been granted bail.
The man was arrested by police in May after the woman went to Canberra city police station, documents tendered to the court revealed.
He was charged with rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, unlawfully confining a person, choking a person and rendering them insensible or unconscious.
He has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
The documents revealed the woman had visited the man's home, who she had known for 17 years, before he allegedly became aggressive and choked her.
The documents revealed the woman asked the man to stop, and screamed, which prompted the defendant to yell;
According to the documents, the woman feared the defendant would kill her if he continued to assault her.
The man is then alleged to have put a pillow over the woman's head, and repeatedly punch the pillow, causing her head to hit the floor multiple times before she became unconscious, the documents said.
The documents further outlined that the woman said she tried to run away from the scene after regaining consciousness, but the man allegedly grabbed her by the throat and stopped her.
The man then allegedly put the woman in the boot of his car, where he raped her, before slamming the boot shut and driving her to the Glenloch Interchange.
The woman told police she was found on the side of the road by a man who helped her and took her to the police station.
Man granted bail due to low risk of reoffending
Today, Magistrate James Lawton granted the man bail, noting he had a limited criminal history.
"There is no evidence before me that in the past he has failed to comply with orders from the court," he said.
Magistrate Lawton told the court the defendant had a "turbulent relationship" with the woman, but granted him bail with strict conditions, including that he could not contact the woman or go near her, that he report to corrective services and that he does not consume alcohol or illicit drugs.
"It goes without saying if you do breach any of these conditions, you are putting your liberty in jeopardy," Magistrate Lawton warned.
The man is expected to return to court in August.
