A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities.
This undated photo issued by Essex Police on Friday July 12, 2024 shows former security guard Gavin Plumb. Plumb has been sentenced on Friday July 12, 2024 to life in prison for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britains most high-profile television personalities. Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities.
The judge said Plumb's plans were so “horrifying, shocking and graphic in detail” that they were not shared in open court, though the jury did hear them. Though Willoughby's impact statement was not relayed, the judge said it was clear that Plumb's plot had a “catastrophic and “life-changing” impact on the TV personality, privately and professionally.
Plumb told the officer, who was using the pseudonym David Nelson, that he was “definitely serious” about his plot to kidnap Willoughby, leaving the officer with the impression that there was an “imminent threat” to her. Willoughby waived her right to anonymity in connection with the charge against Plumb of assisting or encouraging rape. In the U.K., alleged victims of sex offenses or targets of sex offense conspiracies have a right to automatic anonymity for life from the moment an allegation is made by them or anyone else.
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