He’s of a similar age himself.
The Kray twins’ former hitman has waded into the debate about pensioner Richard Osborn-Brooks, who stabbed and killed an intruder in his home earlier this month.
The now 86-year-old Freddie Foreman has been retired from crime for over three decades after being imprisoned in 1990 for 10 years for taking part in the £6 million Security Express heist.
The notorious hitman – known as ‘Brown Bread Fred’ – was also found guilty of helping the Krays dispose of Jack ‘The Hat’ McVitie’s body.
In a recent interview, the former killer – and subject of a new documentary film titled Fred – said that Osborn-Brook deserved a medal for bravery for his actions.
He told The Sun: “Every man’s home is his castle and that burglar has gone in there armed with a screwdriver to raid him.
“That old boy has fought him off – and could have got killed himself.
Fred added that he once fought off a pair of intruders himself when they tried to raid his home in West London in 2016.
He continued: “I could hear this guy shouting and screaming my name outside so I opened my door and a young guy in his 30s busted in past me and started trying to nick my stuff.
“He clearly wasn’t right in the head so I had to drag him out the room and get rid of him. I was really angry.
“If he had got violent with me, I would have done something I regretted. I would have ended up killing the b*****.
“How can I cope with it? I was on my own. I was thinking what can I do if it does get out of hand. I would have probably thrown him out the window or something.
“So Osborne-Brooks is right to do what he done. His life was at risk.
“Naturally your self-survival sense kicks in and you do what you need to do.”
