A North East man who allegedly violently raped his partner after she threatened to leave him will have to wait another month to learn his fate.
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The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, yesterday had his sentencing hearing in the County Court adjourned until April 16.
The man is charged with one count of rape and one count of detention for a sexual purpose with Judge Scott Johns needing more time to deliver his sentence. He had been due to be sentenced on Thursday afternoon.
The court heard at the plea hearing last month, the man has been in custody for more than 600 days over the 2019 offences which allegedly took place while three children were asleep in the home.
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The prosecution alleges the victim's nine-year-old daughter walked in to the living room after hearing her mother scream.
