A magistrate has expressed her disgust at the arrogant violence inflicted by a young Glenroy man on his partner.
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The woman was so terrified by the attack in her central Albury unit on February 28 that she feared she would be killed.
Joseph Patrick Filby had woken the woman so as to demand alcohol and cigarettes.
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When she refused, given Filby was already drunk, he became aggressive and cornered her in the kitchen.
Fearing for her safety, the woman picked up a knife in self-defence, but Filby did not relent.
After freeing herself from his painful grip, the 24-year-old put his hands over her mouth and applied pressure.
She had "serious fears" at this stage that "she may die".
"Who do you think you are treating a woman like that, like she's a possession?" magistrate Miranda Moody put to Filby.
"How dare you."
Ms Moody said Filby's actions were "disgusting" and that he had "a history of this type of behaviour," as shown by a 12-month community corrections order imposed on him in 2018.
"And here he is again, charged with the same kind of offending," she said.
Filby, of Wilkinson Street, pleaded guilty to a single domestic violence-related charge of common assault.
The court was told Filby woke the woman about 11.30pm while searching for alcohol and cigarettes.
After refusing to give him any, she sat on a couch in the lounge room.
He followed, then grabbed her by the arms then put his hands on her mouth.
She screeched at him before believing she was about to die so tried to call police.
Filby snatched the phone from her, but she managed to get it back before calling triple zero.
He had gone when police arrived, but later was found hiding in the garage.
Defence lawyer Mitchell Irwin said there was a clear connection between the offending and Filby's drinking.
"He also has mental health issues; he does have anxiety and depression."
Filby was placed on a 12-month community corrections order and must complete 100 hours of unpaid community work.
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