A young West Albury man has been refused bail over allegations he locked his partner in her home and threatened to kill her with a knife he plunged into a chair.
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Riley Layton Matthews appeared in the Albury Local Court dock on Monday on two charges of stalking or intimidation.
Prosecutor Sergeant Andrew Coombs said the allegations were very much at the highest end of seriousness.
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What police claimed Matthews, 20, had done on Saturday between 5pm and 7.30pm, he said, was quite "troubling".
Defence lawyer Bronte Winn said Matthews was pleading not guilty.
The allegations would be widely contested, Ms Winn said.
She applied for bail, arguing that concern about further offending and also Matthews not appearing on bail could be mitigated by strict conditions.
But magistrate Rodney Brender indicated early in the bail hearing that he would not be granting bail for Matthews over the domestic violence-related charges.
When soon after he formally refused the application, Mr Brender said there were no conditions that could both prevent further offending and, especially, ensure the safety of the alleged victim.
Mr Brender said the case against Matthews alleged he prevented the victim escaping her Lavington home by deadlocking the premises.
"You threatened to kill her. You stabbed a knife into the arm of a chair," he said.
Mr Brender said the victim had to then climb out a window to escape.
In so doing, he said, she had to leave a child behind.
"There wasn't a child left behind," Matthews interjected from the dock.
Mr Brender set the case down for a hearing to be held on April 1.
