A man on court orders not to contact his partner caused her death when she suffered a catastrophic head injury falling from his ute before he tried to cover his tracks and claim he "had saved her", prosecutors allege.
Michael O'Connell, 42, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday charged with manslaughter, culpable driving causing grievous bodily harm and three counts of perverting the course of justice.
The Monash man, who the court heard was a full-time groundskeeper, did not enter pleas during his audio-visual link appearance but denied some of the alleged facts during a police interview.
