The assault case which saw Matt Newton’s $200,000 contract with Nova torn up before he started on air has been set down for a three-day hearing beginning June 4.

Newton is facing two counts of common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalking or intimidating his former girlfriend Brooke Satchwell, intending to cause her to fear physical or mental harm. He has pleaded not guilty.

The police case alleges Newton made “serious threats” against Satchwell and her family during a break-up argument in a house they shared in Rozelle on October 6 last year.

Twelve witnesses are expected to give evidence on behalf of Satchwell while four witnesses will appear for Newton.

The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Newton allegedly gouged Satchwell’s face and eyes, leaving her fearing for her life during one alleged assault.

He also is accused of repeatedly punching her head on two separate occasions, at one stage yelling: “I’m going to kill you.”