A drunken thug who turned a university students’ Halloween party into a nightmare with a violent outburst has avoided jail after a judge decided he can make “a positive contribution to society”.

Atib Kiberu caused “bedlam” when he became “completely out of control and went berserk”, assaulting three revellers at the house party.

But after hearing the 25-year-old former university student was a carer for his disabled mother and highly thought of in his job at Savoy Taylors Guild in London, Judge Heather Baucher suspended a two-year prison sentence.

“There are very powerful mitigating factors which mean that notwithstanding the sentence I would have imposed, I feel I am able to take an exceptional course in relation to you,” she told smartly dressed Kiberu.

Maidstone Crown Court heard how he was asked to leave the party in Lincoln Road, Gillingham, on October 14 last year because of “inappropriate” behaviour with female guests.

He became angry and grabbed guest Jordan McEntaggart around the throat and punched him in the face.

Two of his earrings were ripped out and his left hand was fractured.

One of the hosts, Yolande Fowler-Wright, then 21, was knocked unconscious by a blow to the face from Kiberu.

He also assaulted his cousin Angie Sali, who had invited him, punching her in the face and kicking her in the stomach while she was on the floor.

“When asked to leave the party you became completely out of control and went berserk...” - Judge Heather Baucher

Kiberu, of Oak Crescent, Canning Town, East London, was convicted of two charges of assault causing actual bodily harm and one of assault by beating.

He was cleared of assaulting a fourth guest, Christopher Cachia. He denied all of the charges.

Following conviction on August 17, Judge Baucher warned Kiberu to prepare himself “for the worst”.

She adjourned sentence after ordering him to provide proof of him having studied at Southampton University for a year, his employment and his mother’s disabilities.

After he did so, the judge suspended the two-year sentence for two years and imposed 240 hours unpaid work.

She ordered “token” compensation of £250 to each of Kiberu’s three victims, to be paid within a month.

A probation officer told the court Kiberu’s mother, 48, who is confined to a wheelchair and needs dialysis three times a week, had worked hard to give him opportunities, including private tutoring.

“One of the messages he took away was not to become a statistic,” said the officer. “It is a sense of shame for him he has now become a statistic.”

Passing sentence, Judge Baucher said: “What happened on that evening was effectively bedlam caused by you. You became fuelled up by drink.

“They were enjoying a nice time when you started making inappropriate comments to females. You might have thought it funny. You might have thought you could get away with it.

“When asked to leave the party you became completely out of control and went berserk.”

The judge said the attack on Miss Fowler-Wright was “gratuitous violence on a defenceless female”. She needed hospital treatment and now had flashbacks.

His two other victims had also been deeply affected. His cousin had internal bruising and needed counselling.

“You have difficulty in controlling your anger and problem solving,” said Judge Baucher. “You work for a decent organisation with an employer somewhere I know well, Savoy Taylors, in charge of the hire department.

“You are doing very well, getting commission. Also, you are a primary carer for your mother. You attended Southampton University and gave it up.

“I am going to take an exceptional course because I am satisfied you can make a positive contribution to society.

“It is to your credit in these times of crime there is not one suggestion you have been in any other trouble since a reprimand in 2009.”

Judge Baucher said of the sentence imposed: “I have gone to the very lowest possible in light of the powerful mitigation. One chance and you are out, and you will be going with that dock officer.”

She said of the £750 to be paid to victims: “I can’t possibly compensate them for their injuries they sustained, but this is a token to show this individual is paying his debt to society.”