Gavin Plumb found guilty of hatching Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plot
ok.co.ukA security guard has been found guilty of masterminding “graphic” plans to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby.
Gavin Plumb developed an “obsession” with the star over a number of years and assembled an “abduction kit” – complete with handcuffs and metal cable ties – to help carry out his attack.
A jury at Chelmsford Crown Court dismissed the 37-year-old’s defence that his plans were a “mere fantasy”, agreeing with the prosecution that he was a “prolific liar who sought to minimise the extent of his criminality”.The jury unanimously convicted him of soliciting murder and inciting rape and kidnap.
Plumb slowly shook his head and looked down at the floor as the verdicts were read out.The defendant, who adopted the user name Big Bear to chat to others about his plot online, appeared to formulate his fantasy as early as 2011 – googling the phrase “how to meet people who plan to kidnap celebs”.
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