Paris Valeta Bregazzi, 30, (pictured outside the Old Bailey today) pushed an off-duty officer onto the track at Hanger Lane Station

A transgender beautician who pushed an off-duty police officer onto Tube tracks in an alcohol-fuelled rage has been spared jail.

Paris Valeta Bregazzi, 30, had drunk four bottles of Prosecco and was heard being 'abusive and aggressive' towards other passengers and arguing with a friend on the platform of Hanger Lane Station in west London last July.

Pc Sam Chegwin intervened, asking her to 'calm down' and she responded by telling him to mind his own business unaware he was an off-duty officer, the Old Bailey heard.

Fearing for public safety Pc Chegwin pushed her in the chest in a defensive manner, ignorant of the fact she had recently had extensive breast surgery.

Bregazzi reacted by shoving him onto the track just inches from the line with a fast train minutes away.

PC Chegwin 'mercifully' suffered only minor injuries after his head landed inches from the line which became live as the first train passed through seven minutes later.

The court heard Bregazzi has previously attacked staff and commuters at Highgate Station, East Finchley Station and Kings Cross Station.

The 30-year-old, who had also had cosmetic surgery worth £10,000, was detained in a male prison before pleading guilty to one count of doing an unlawful act on a railway with intent to endanger a person on 21 November 2017.

She already had 39 convictions for 62 offences, including assault, harassment and shoplifting designer clothing dating back to 2007.

Last November, Bregazzi pleaded guilty to carrying out an unlawful act on a railway with intent to endanger a person.

Bregazzi (pictured outside court today) was detained in a male prison before pleading guilty to one count of doing an unlawful act on a railway with intent to endanger a person on 21 November 2017

But Judge Jeremy Dein, QC, deferred deciding on her case amid concern for her 'difficult' circumstances.

She returned to the Old Bailey today wearing a black jumpsuit, black studded leather jacket, blue faux fur wrap and hot pink flip flops.

Her lawyer Mustapha Hakme conceded the offence passed the custody mark but argued for a community order as she had stayed out of trouble since.

The court heard Bregazzi has struggled to deal with her parents 'disowning her' and feels there is 'absolutely no hope of a reconciliation' after she came out aged 19.

She was said to be left 'full of anger and at the same time sadness' and is 'desperate' to finish transitioning.

Judge Dein described her record as 'appalling', but said he felt her attack on PC Chegwin was a 'low level' offence that could be dealt with by a suspended sentence.

He told the court Bregazzi, from Highgate in north London, was 'calmer and more stable' now, despite suffering from depression and mental health problems in the past.

Sentencing, Judge Dein told her it was lucky Pc Chegwin was not seriously hurt.

Bregazzi was given six months in prison, suspended for two years. Outside court (left) she said she regretted what happened, saying it was 'a scuffle'. CCTV footage (right) shows the moment Mr Chegwin confronted Bregazzi and pushed her away when she became abusive

He said: 'The fact is he could have been killed by falling and hitting his head, electrocuted or hit by an on-coming train but mercifully he maintained his consciousness and composure and managed to clamber back onto the platform.

'Mr Chegwin is extremely fortunate he was not injured or killed and so are you, for you could have been here facing far more serious charges.

'It is clear to me having viewed the CCTV that you reacted spontaneously. You had significant surgery on the part of the body he made contact with although he did not know it. Furthermore, you did not seem to form a malign intent.'

Handing her six months in prison, suspended for two years, he added: 'It was made crystal clear I do not undermine the gravity of this offence.

'Mr Chegwin was acting in a public spirited manner in intervening and seeking to prevent the escalation of violence.'

The judge said that Bregazzi must learn to control herself better in future.

Outside court, Bregazzi said she regretted what happened, describing the incident as a 'a scuffle'.