The 34-year-old man appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates' Court last week where he pleaded guilty to a charge of recklessly causing injury.

The court heard the man was in a relationship with the woman for about six weeks. They were living together in a rural property at the time of the incident on October 3 this year.

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That morning, the pair were at home when a verbal argument started.

As the argument grew more heated, the man grabbed the woman by her arms and pushed her to the floor.

He then grabbed her legs and dragged her down the corridor from the loungeroom to the backyard.

The court heard the man then walked back into the property and she followed, before he eventually left the property.

The woman called paramedics and she was taken to hospital in Bendigo for cuts, bruising, and grazed knees.

The man was arrested and interviewed later that day. He said when he told the woman to pack up her stuff and leave, she ran at him and was "wild".

The man admitted to grabbing her and dragging her through the home after she accused him of raping his foster children and committing bestiality.

Defence lawyer Karin Temperley told the court the man accepted he had handled the situation "terribly".

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Ms Temperley said the man had no further contact with the woman despite the former partner trying to contact him via text messages.

The defence lawyer said the man did not have a relevant prior criminal history and he had recently come out of a long-term relationship.

Ms Temperley said the man had also been assessed by Orange Door, a family violence support service which determined he did not need to complete a men's behavioural change program.

Magistrate Sharon McRae said the incident was "chilling, humiliating, and derogatory".

"It might be ok to drag a sheep like that, but not a person," Ms McRae said. "It completely got out of hand."

The magistrate said she accepted the incident was "out of character" for the man and that he had learnt from his mistakes.

Ms McRae convicted the man and fined him $900.

If you or someone you know is experiencing family violence, the Centre for Non-Violence is available on 1800 884 292. Safe Steps is a 24-hour statewide crisis line, available on 1800 015 188.

If you or someone else is in danger, call 000.

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