A thug who left his pregnant ex-girlfriend terrified when he repeatedly pushed her before strangling her has been allowed to walk free from court.

Mills, 23, of Paxdale, off Ennerdale, Hull, denied offences of intentional strangulation and assault on August 19 last year but he was convicted after a trial before a district judge at Hull Magistrates' Court. He had been committed to Hull Crown Court for sentence.

Hannah Turner, prosecuting, said that Mills and the young woman were in a relationship until a few days before the incident. They had a child together and she was pregnant with his other child at the time of the offences, HullLive reports.

The woman went to his home and they started talking about their recent break-up. There was an argument and the heated words later continued.

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