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WHOEVER he aimed to impress, that’s a bullseye this darts fan must regret.

Freddie Andrews, 22, decided to slide down a Tube escalator after he sank 10 pints at the World Darts Championships. A sign hit him in the privates before a second one flipped him headfirst on to the stairway.

Freddie, from Tonbridge, Kent, said: “I’d drunk enough not to feel the pain.”

Transport for London slammed the stunt at London Bridge on Wednesday.

The Dublin-based criminal, who has a long list of convictions, arrived into rural West Cork to launch a pre-christmas crime blitz.

He hit a house in Enniskeane on Thursday night at 11pm but it back-fired after he was confronted by the householder and his family.

A source said: “This could have ended so differently but these people turned the tide on the burglar.

“The attacker made his way in through the back door while the householder, who is in his 50s, was watching TV.

“The householder was snoozing on his couch but woke up and a struggle ensued. He was hit with a stick across the head but he fought back.

“Then his family arrived. It’s fair to say the burglar regrets his life choices this morning.”

During the initial contact the burglar demanded money and struck the householder with a stick across the head.

The family called gardai and held the suspect until officers from Bandon reached the scene.

He was then arrested and when his details were checked by investigators they found he was one of the country’s most prolific burglars.

The householder suffered minor injuries but he was in deep shock and was taken to Cork University Hospital to be examined.

The attacker, who is in his late 40s, was detained under Section four of the Criminal Justice Act in Bandon.

He can be held for 24 hours until he must be charged or released.

A source said: “This man is very well known and is listed on the Operation Thor burglary hit list. People will be happy to hear he is out of circulation.”