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Callous Rezzas Abdulla spewed saliva all over the pram of little Layla-Jean in the sickening race-hate attack last January.

Stunned mum Rebecca Telford, 25, was walking through South Shields with the tot when Abdulla launched his unprovoked attack, a court heard.

The 33-year-old leant over the baby’s pram and spat in her face before shouting the racially motivated tirade, prosecutors said.

Abdulla was convicted of racially aggravated common assault at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court.

But Abdulla, who has two previous convictions for race-hate attacks on white females, walked free from court without a jail term.

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Instead judges handed him an eight month sentence, suspended for 18 months.

Sentencing, Recorder Darren Preston told Abdulla: “There is something viscerally horrible and disgusting about spitting at someone, particularly in the face and to do so to a baby was particularly disgusting, let alone to make things even worse when your motivation for doing so is racial hatred.”

The court heard how Abdullah told the shocked mum to “shut the f*** up” after leaving his spit "sprayed around" the baby's face.

Prosecutor Emma Dowling said: “He leant into the pushchair and spat into the face of her daughter.

“As he did so, he shouted or said ‘white people shouldn’t breed’ then walked off.”

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Abdulla ran off but was later tracked down using CCTV.

In an interview with cops Rebecca said: “I am completely disgusted and distressed that a grown man, regardless of race or religion, would spit on a defenceless baby in a completely unprovoked attack.

“If he had just walked by I would not have even noticed him, there was no eye contact and no words had been exchanged. I had never seen him before.”

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Layla-Jeam was taken to hospital for tests but was given the thumbs up by medics.

Ms Telford added: “I believe he spat on her purely because we are white, I was a lone female and an easy target.”

Handing him the sentence today, judge Preston added: “You have got a problem, it seems to me, with white women."

Speaking after the court case, Ms Telford said: “South Shields is really multicultural and I have never witnessed anything like this before between any races.

"It was horrifying. I am glad he has been brought to justice, but I think he has got off lightly."