text: A drunk father-of-two faces hours of agonising laser surgery after mis-spelling his own son's name while giving himself a DIY tattoo. Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, was meant to ink 'Riley' - the name of his four-year-old son - into his left arm. But instead of the letter 'L', Mr Moffatt started needling the letter P - and had to urgently 'scribble' over the mistake. What was he thi-ink-ing? Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside, Greater Manchester, inked his son Riley's name into his arm - but accidentally spelled it incorrectly . Error: Instead of 'L', Mr Moffatt started needling 'P' and had to quickly scribble over it (left). He also attempted to mark himself with Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' instead (right) He also attempted to mark himself with Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' across his knuckles instead. The makeshift tattoo session took place in Mr Moffatt's living room with a £70 ink gun bought online. The NHS worker was drunk at the time and said he now considers the inkwork a 'nightmare'. He said: 'I'd never picked up a tattoo gun in my life and I got told by my brother not to do, but I just didn't listen. 'Now, my family are always saying "you're an idiot, Tom" and there are plenty of jokes at my expense from my mates. I can't repeat what they say about it. 'I have to hide my arm when I go for interviews. Even Riley has started to notice and points at those tattoos and says "daddy, I don't like those ones". It's a nightmare.' Among his homegrown tattoos, Mr Moffatt also has a wonky cross on his forearm, which he drew just a few months after Riley's birth in 2012. He has just endured his second hour-long laser removal session in a bid to get rid of the botched needlework. Botched: The makeshift tattoo session took place in Mr Moffatt's living room with a £70 ink gun bought online. The NHS worker was drunk at the time and said he now thought of the inkwork as a 'nightmare' Nightmare: The NHS worker has just endured his second hour-long laser removal session in a bid to get rid of the botched needlework . But because the ink has gone so deep, Mr Moffatt is unsure how many more sessions he needs to have. Painful: But because the ink has gone so deep, Mr Moffatt is unsure how many more sessions he needs to have . He said: 'I've got a long journey ahead of me to get them all off and I pressed it so deep in one that it's going to be very difficult to get it off.' Mr Moffatt, who also has a two-year-old daughter Kya with partner Rachael Higgins, 23, now wants to use his experience to highlight why people should not attempt to draw their own tattoos. He said: 'Once I've got them off, my job isn't done. We want to try and get a campaign going so people like me can't just go out and buy a gun with no questions asked. 'You shouldn't be able to go on the internet as a 15-year-old Joe Bloggs and buy one. I want to get the message out there that tattoos should only be done by professionals.' The owner of the Maria Patricia Tattoo Removals, where he is being treated, says Mr Moffatt's situation is a stark warning against the dangers of unregulated ink work. Maria said: 'There needs to be more regulation. People don't realise the dangers of the buying off tattoo guns and ink off the internet. 'Tom did just that and had to Google the instructions of how to use it. It might seem like a laugh with mates when you're drunk but it's not easy to fix the damage and people can be left with scarring if they're not careful. 'We're all for tattoos but people need to be aware they can wreck lives and make it difficult to get jobs.' Mr Moffatt, a machine operator working on NHS hospital equipment, will appear in Tattoo Disasters UK, which airs each Tuesday, new and exclusive to Spike.
target: Tom Moffatt, 27, from Ashton-under Lyne, tried to ink 'Riley' into left arm .
  But instead of 'L', he started needling letter 'P' - and had to scribble it out .
  He also attempted to write Riley's nickname 'Sonny Boy' - but ended up scratching 'Sony Boy' across knuckles instead .
  NHS worker is having laser removal to try and rid of the botched inkwork .