He pushed a door into her, hitting her in the face. After she fell to the ground he punched and kicked her to the body. He then picked her up, threw her into a wardrobe and stomped on her ribs. Then he threw her onto a bed and raped her.
Stuff A few months later he assaulted and raped her again. On another occasion Taitapanui punched her in the face, causing her to fall on the kitchen floor. After dragging her across the floor by her hair he kicked her in the face, causing her to bleed profusely. When she asked for her phone, so she could call an ambulance he refused. After about an hour he threw the phone at her. It hit a wall and came apart. She put it back together and called an ambulance. She was taken to hospital and had six stitches to her face.