A jury's now out in a High Court trial in Napier for a man accused of "sadistic" abuse and sexual violence against his partner over two-and-a-half years.
Justice Helen Cull has finished summing up the week-long trial of Timothy Hebberley who faces 28 charges.
With most charges representing alleged repeated offending, Hebberley faces one of rape, six of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection, seven of injuring with intent, one of assault with intent to injure, four of assaulting a female, two of assault with a weapon, one of kidnapping, two of threatening to kill, three of threatening grievous bodily harm, and one of intimation.
The Crown alleges the 20 year old branded his partner with hot wire, burnt her with lighters, and candle wax, intentionally dislocated her limbs, and locked her in a small room with a dangerous dog for two hours.
It's also claimed he strangled her, assaulted her with a knife, cups, plates and an X-box controller, threatened to kill her, and kidnapped her.