Gavin Plumb, 37, from Harlow, will spend a minimum of 16 years in jail after being sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court.
A security guard who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder the TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years.
Plumb was arrested on 4 October last year and when officers told him that the allegations concerned Ms Willoughby, he said: “I’m not gonna lie, she is a fantasy of mine.” The judge added he had “no doubt” the security guard’s plans for Ms Willoughby were “considerably more than a fantasy”. “You always intended to carry out your plan to kidnap, rape and kill Ms Willoughby, but only if you could find the right man or men – the right ‘crew’ as you sometimes called it – to help you do it.”Continuing his sentencing remarks, the judge said: “Over a number of years, you pursued an unhealthy sexual obsession with Holly Willoughby that led you ultimately to plan over that period to kidnap, to rape and to murder her.
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