A HUDDERSFIELD man, who started to throttle his deaf and pregnant girlfriend in front of police at London’s busy King’s Cross Station, has been spared jail.

Dean Stanton has been made the subject of a community order and ordered to attend domestic abuse classes.

Stanton, 20, unemployed, of Bent Street, Newsome, ignored a police community support officer who tried to stop the assault and repeated the attack, City of London Magistrates Court was told.

Stanton, who is deaf, had earlier been convicted at the court of assaulting Siobhan Keogh last November.

Prosecutor Mr Varinder Hayre told the court: “This case related to a domestic violence incident.

“The victim, who is the defendant’s partner, approached the PCSO at 5pm and by a combination of gestures and sounds she indicated she had been grabbed by the throat and that she was pregnant.

“The victim pointed at Mr Stanton who was walking towards the station and the PCSO asked him to stop, but Mr Stanton ignored him.”

Mr Hayre said the victim then told Stanton to stop, but he grabbed her throat and pushed her to the ground.

“The officer asked him to stop, he ignored him and again pushed the victim to the ground,” said Mr Hayre.

He said that police were alerted and rushed to the scene.

“The officers say the victim was distressed and they had no doubt he presented a threat to the victim,” said Mr Hayre.

Stanton was arrested, but could not be interviewed because of a lack of a sign-language interpreter.

He was re-arrested in Huddersfield on March 26 and charged.

Stanton has five police cautions, including one for assault against his girlfriend, but the court was told that the couple are still together.

His lawyer told the court : “Mr Stanton does want to make a change in his behaviour. He takes this very seriously.

“They now have a child who is just a few weeks old.”

Stanton, who lives on disability living allowance, and Miss Keogh are being assisted by social services and foster carers.

Magistrates placed Stanton on a two-year community order, which includes completing a domestic abuse programme and ordered him to pay £75 costs.