A man allegedly poured bong water over his long term partner and broke her phone over 100 missing cigarettes in a "humiliating" attack, a court has heard.
The 50-year-old was granted bail on Monday, when he did not enter pleas to aggravated common assault and aggravated property damage in the ACT Magistrates Court.
The man's bid for conditional freedom was granted with "some degree of caution" and despite him repeatedly yelling in court, telling Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker his partner had gone "crazy" and attacked him.
He said he'd only wanted to pick up his dog from the woman's home, where he is accused of committing the family violence crimes.
"Can I get my dog back, your honour?" he asked.
The court heard the man had spent the night at his partner's home and allegedly refused to leave on Saturday morning, while he was already on bail.
Later that day, it is said the couple began arguing over their dog, and the woman asked the man where a box of 100 cigarettes he had given her earlier had gone.
Police say the man became aggressive, arguing so loudly the neighbours could hear screaming and yelling coming from the home.
He then allegedly picked up a bong and poured the water over his partner, staining her dressing gown and the bed.
His partner called the police, telling officers "he's assaulting me, he's abusing me, he's taking everything I've got" while the man yelled at her in the background.
The woman later dropped her phone on the floor in front of the man, who allegedly stomped on the screen and caused it to crack and become unusable.
The court also heard the alleged attacker had a significant reliance on cannabis.
"I find it very hard your honor, I've been smoking since I was in single figures," he said.
"I've smoked all my life ... I was born with a cigarette in my mouth."
Reading out the man's bail conditions and after granting an interim family violence order, Ms Walker responded that "today is the day to change".
Prosecutor Corinne Kennedy said the man had a "clear propensity" to commit violence against his partner.
She said he was already "on notice" for his actions, but previous bail conditions failed to prevent him from allegedly hurting his partner again.
"There's allegations of humiliating conduct and some highly coercive conduct," she said.
"[It's] textbook coercive action."
Legal Aid lawyer Jan Mark said while the man's actions "would have been humiliating" for the alleged victim, there was no "long lasting, serious" harm.
She acknowledged the man had "clearly" placed his partner in danger.
The man is due back in court in November.
