The woman was taken to hospital on Sunday evening with three “gaping” wounds above her left eye and a possible broken eye socket or cheekbone.

In documents tendered to Wollongong Local Court on Monday, police described arriving at the home the woman shared with her partner, Wayne Anthony Maher, to discover a “significant amount of blood” spattered throughout the house.

Officers said blood was found on towels and bed sheets, as well as on a fold-out bed in the lounge room.

Droplets of blood were also found on the floor between the lounge, bathroom and kitchen areas. 

The documents said when officers went into the bathroom, they discovered a bloody hand print on the door handle.

A walk-through video of the scene was taken for evidence.

While in hospital, the woman told police Maher had hit her three times while wearing a ring on one of his fingers.

“I remember him hitting me then I was unconscious [then] I don’t remember anything,” she allegedly said.

“I went to the bathroom and saw my eye was swollen and bleeding.

“I came out and he started on me again. I said I was going to my girlfriends and he said ‘no you’re not, you slut, you’re staying here’.”

The woman told police Maher had apparently “never hit a woman before”, however she went on to say she was fearful of him: “I have got no safety with him ever again”.

Upon Maher’s arrest that evening, police saw his right hand was covered in blood and he was sporting a ring on one finger.

He was charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent and refused bail in court on Monday.

The case was adjourned to July 20.