Holly Willoughby’s hellish 18 months have been revealed in a heartbreaking five-word verdict.
After police discovered a plot by Gavin Plumb to kidnap, rape, and murder her, the 43-year-old TV presenter decided to take a break from the public eye for a while. He was detained on October 4, 2023, for plot solicitation and incitement. Unknown to the fact that the man was an undercover police officer, Pluto had reached out to a man in America to help him with his plan.
Alison Hammond intervened to protect Holly on This Morning and she was immediately taken off air and rushed to safety a day later. For his vile crimes, Plumb was found guilty of soliciting murder, encouraging or assisting the commission of kidnapping, and encouraging or assisting the commission of rape on July 4. He was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years.
Holly bravely pleaded not to read her victim impact statement, which she had waived. However, the court heard that the details of Plumb’s plans were too disturbing to be reported. Holly opens up about the ordeal in a brave interview and admits she never once doubted leaving the spotlight.
“No, it wasn’t an option”, she said. She went on to tell The Sunday Times Style Magazine: “For me, it’s just not an option. For all those reasons I’ve said. That all means too much to me, to let, you know, that be the other road I could have gone down. And look, there are so many people who go through difficult circumstances.
Holly was described as a “well-known and well-loved public figure” by Mr. Justice Edward Murray, who sentenced Plumb, before adding that she is “entitled to respect her private and family life.” He continued, saying that he had “carefully” read Ms. Willoughby’s victim statement, but that the information was meant to be “only available to those who needed to see” instead.
Before praising Holly for the “considerable courage” she showed when renounced her right to remain anonymous, he said, “I simply note I am satisfied these offences have had life-changing consequences for her both professionally and privately.” The security guard’s plans for Willoughby were “considerably more than a fantasy,” according to Mr. Justice Edward Murray, who also eluded Plumb. He told the court, “I have no doubt that this was all considerably more than a fantasy.”
Your plan was blatantly unrealistic for a number of reasons, including your poor physical condition, but you genuinely believed it was feasible. Although you mentioned having someone else execute the plan, I can assure you that this was pure bravado. You had always intended to carry out your kidnapping, rape, and murder of Ms. Willoughby, but only if the “team” you used to help you find the right person or men to do it.
He told the disgraced security guard that his plans were so “horrifying, shocking and graphic in detail”, that they couldn’t be heard in an open court. However, “the jury read every message throughout the trial,” he said before adding, “Your claim in your evidence that you had purchased the chloroform to remove a stubborn stain from your living room carpet was a particularly clumsy and obvious lie.”
Although Holly chose to keep her witness statement private, Alison Morgan KC told the court, “What I can say, and I make this submission from the prosecution… it is abundantly clear that the prosecution submits the impact of this offending has been life-changing for the victim of these offences, both in private as well as personally, and indeed professionally,”
The prosecution contends that it has been impossible to convey the extent of the shock and fear caused by this offending. She urged Plumb to receive a life sentence and said that the plans had a “catastrophic impact” on her life because there were no “significant mitigating factors.”
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