A Whanganui man punched his partner five times after she refused to take off her shoes in bed.
Jesse James Smyth pleaded guilty to manually assaulting a female when he appeared in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Rachel Willemsen said that on August 26 Smyth was in bed with his partner and told her to take off her shoes.
"He became angry when she didn't ... he pinned her to the ground and punched her once on both sides of her face and then three times in the mouth."
Sergeant Willemsen said the victim had a bleeding lip and swelling to her face as a result of the attack.