A British security guard who plotted in an online forum about kidnapping former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has been sentenced to life in prison.
A British security guard has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder British television presenter Holly Willoughby .
The Essex man—who has a previous conviction for kidnapping and attempted kidnapping—was convicted of soliciting Willoughby's murder, kidnapping and rape earlier this month. But Plumb's plans were thwarted when he tried to enlist the help of an undercover American police officer last year.When the officer spotted immediate danger to the former This Morning presenter, he contacted the FBI and British police and Plumb was arrested at his Essex home in October.
"He is a dangerous individual with a history of kidnapping, attempting to kidnap and plotting to kidnap women and girls."He tried to claim throughout the trial that he was an obsessive fan and a fantasist – that is simply not true.
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