A man accused of raping a woman "more times than she can remember" would hold her by the throat and bite her ears during a series of sickening attacks, a jury heard yesterday (Tuesday).

Shaun Baber, of Beaconsfield, denies raping the woman multiple times over five years.

During the opening day of the 40-year-old’s trial, the jury heard that he told his victim during his final, most violent assault, how nice it was that she was not putting up a fight.

Rebecca Fairbairn, prosecuting, said: "On occasions she was even trying forcibly to get him off, punching and kicking him. Ultimately she learned that when she fought back she would her hurt."

She claimed Malthouse Square resident Baber would drunkenly bite his victim's ears and beat her, leaving her with bruising all over her body including her throat.

"This followed a pattern on a number of occasions," said the prosecutor.

"It becomes difficult to have any distinction from one [rape attack] or another and that is why count one is worded as a multiple incident count," she told the jury.

"She believes it happened every six weeks to a month over approximately a four year period. Sometimes he would not succeed, frankly he was just too plain drunk."

Baber, who was dressed in a black suit and dark coloured tie as he stood in the dock, showed no emotion as the prosecutor described the catalogue of alleged rapes at Aylesbury Crown Court, sitting at Amersham.

Mr Recorder Alistair Wright was told Baber was a controlling and violent man who behaved unpredictably when drunk.

Describing one of the most violent attacks, Ms Fairbairn said: "She [the victim] told him in clear terms she didn't want him to touch her, in fact she was repulsed by him.

"He shoved her to the floor, he pinned her down and he tried to take her clothes off."

The jury of seven women and five men was told Baber then asked his victim "what's the point of struggling, you have done it before."

Ms Fairbairn said: "He had her by the throat, pulling her exercise trousers... again biting the ears and kissing her. He managed to push her legs apart and described how nice it was she was not putting up a fight.

"She described him being his most physically aggressive in raping her," the jury heard.

The victim told her sister of the alleged rapes but did not report Baber to police until he was accused of raping another woman - a charge of which he was later cleared.

Baber denies both charges of rape and multiple rape.

The trial continues today.