A Mount Maunganui man who repeatedly punched his former girlfriend in the head after she received texts from a man who turned out to be her brother has been sentenced to intensive supervision.

Jordan Davies, 23, was convicted and sentenced on the charges of injuring with intent to injure, threatening to kill, causing grievous bodily harm and two counts of wilful damage in Tauranga District Court this week.

A Mount Maunganui man was sentenced in Tauranga District Court this week for punching his girlfriend in the face five times. Photo: File.

According to court documents on March 23, Davies and his former girlfriend were at her Bellevue home when Davies became agitated after the woman received a series of text messages from a man. It later turned out to be the girlfriend's brother.

Agitated by the texts, Davies punched the victim in the face before walking away.

'She followed you and yelled ‘how dare you come into my house and hit me'”, Judge Stephanie Edwards told the court during sentencing.

Davies returned, pushing the woman into the bedroom before punching her five times in the face.

She received a fractured nose and severe bruising to both eyes.

Davies was also charged with wilful damage following a separate incident in Invercargill last year, when the 23-year-old was arrested by police.

Defence lawyer Glenn Dixon said Davies 'flippantly” made a comment to a police officer which the officer took as threat to cause him 'serious harm”.

Davies was arrested and while in police custody caused damage to his cell and a security camera totalling $188.60.

On the lead charge of injuring with intent to injure Judge Edwards sentenced Davies to 12 months intensive supervision, 120 hours community and ordered him to pay $188.60 in costs.

A protection order is also in place for the former girlfriend.