A North Shore man is on trial for the manslaughter of his partner, whom he denies assaulting.
Almost a year to the day of the death of Lee Hart, 53, who suffered a brain bleed and died, the trial of her partner Kevin Leslie Everett began this morning in the Auckland High Court.
Everett pleaded not guilty to manslaughter last year when it was alleged he assaulted her on or about February 12 2017 causing her death the next day.
Opening the case for the prosecution Erin Woolley said the outside world could be a "long way removed" from what was really happening in a relationship behind closed doors.
But that was "not quite" the case here as the pair were often overheard yelling at each other.