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A HERO dad won a bravery award for preventing a woman being kidnapped while he was wearing just his underpants.
Andrew Paxton dived out of his bedroom window when he heard her screams.
The father-of-one then sprinted to the woman, who was covered in blood after being punched by Steven Anderson.
Andrew, 39, took a giant swing at Anderson and knocked his teeth out.
The car dealer said he kept “trim” and the attacker had “come across the wrong man in boxer shorts”.
He said: “I was lying in bed with my son and my partner and I heard a very, very loud bellowing.
“It was panic: ‘Please help, please help, he’s trying to kill me’.
“I jumped out of the bedroom window on to the street and ran to where it was coming from.
“It was like instinct. I didn’t even have enough time to open the front door.
“I didn’t even have a pair of socks or shoes on.”
Andrew told his partner Victoria Everest, 45, to call the police.
After knocking Anderson out Andrew took the keys to his van to stop him escaping.
Anderson was later arrested and jailed for nine years for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and attempted kidnap.
Andrew, from Shepperton, Surrey, has now been nicknamed “boxer short hero” by friends. He recently received a letter from the high sheriff of London announcing that he had been given a commendation by the judge for his actions and awarded £750.
Andrew took his son when he received his commendation recently at Blackfriars Crown Court in London.
The victim, who wished to remain anonymous, said at the ceremony: “He’s saved my life, literally.
“He couldn’t care less about what happened to himself as long as he saved me.
“If it hadn’t been for his sheer bravery I don’t know if I would be here.”