A Warrawong woman has sobbed in court listening to the distraught triple-0 phone call she made to police after allegedly discovering her ex-partner had broken into her home and was hiding under her bed.
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Chantelle Behan told a jury she'd been in her bedroom on the night of July 11 last year when she went to inspect her doors and windows after hearing noises outside.
She claimed her estranged boyfriend, Matthew Anshaw, was in her bedroom when she returned.
"I seen Matthew kneeling, [as if] to get back under my bed," she said, giving testimony in Anshaw's District Court trial in Campbelltown on Monday.
"I panicked; I asked him what he was doing in my house ... I begged him to leave."
Ms Behan said Anshaw began crying and telling her that he loved her, however claimed when he discovered she was trying to make a phone call on her mobile hidden behind her back, he pushed her onto the bed, grabbed the phone and fled from the house.
Ms Behan said she tried to raise help from neighbours and passing traffic but no one responded.
Left without her phone, Ms Behan said she was not able to call emergency services until her friend, Alyce Bell, turned up at her house 40 minutes later.
In the triple-0 call, which was played to the court on Monday and prompted a tearful breakdown from Ms Behan, she was heard telling the operator she'd found her ex-partner "under my bed" and that he'd stolen her mobile.
She requested police assistance, however became annoyed when officers took two hours to arrive.
Ms Behan told the court by that stage she "wasn't in the greatest of moods with how long they took" so decided not to give a statement, saying she'd sort it out herself.
However, defence lawyer Peter Doyle suggested that the lack of complaint that night was because nothing had happened.
He suggested Ms Behan had invited Anshaw to her house that day and they'd spent time together, including shopping for groceries and eating dinner, before she got angry and told him to leave - which he did.
"I disagree," Ms Behan replied.
"At no stage did he hide under your bed ... when you made that phone call [to police] that upset voice was all a put on wasn't it?" Mr Doyle suggested. "That's not true," Ms Behan responded.
The court heard the following day a small fire was started under Ms Behan's house, requiring emergency services to respond.
After the fire, Ms Behan said she found her phone, smashed and burnt beyond repair, on the balcony of her home, prompting her to accuse Anshaw of lighting the blaze. Ms Behan reported her allegations to police at the scene, including details of what she claims took place the night before.
Anshaw has pleaded not guilty. The trial continues on Tuesday.
