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Gavin Plumb: Man jailed for plotting to rape and murder Holly Willoughby loses appeal against life sentence
The Court of Appeal upheld Plumb's life sentence for soliciting murder and inciting rape and kidnap, citing the severity and credible threat of his plans, with a 16-year minimum term.
- On Tuesday, Gavin Plumb lost an appeal against his life sentence at the Court of Appeal, with Lord Justice Edis delivering the judgment at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
- Plumb's convictions stem from his life sentence last year for soliciting murder and encouraging rape and kidnap, with jurors hearing his plan targeted TV presenter Holly Willoughby at her family home.
- Investigators say Essex Police found a 'kidnap kit' with shackles, rope, 400 cable ties and chloroform in Harlow, and an undercover US officer in Abduct Lovers reported Plumb was "definitely serious," prompting FBI involvement.
- Dismissing the appeal, the judges said the Court of Appeal found Gavin Plumb's challenge "ultimately unpersuasive" and Lord Justice Edis called his plans "horrifying" and said he was "obsessed" with Holly Willoughby.
- The judge noted Willoughby's death was 'specifically contemplated and intended' by Plumb, while prosecutors emphasised the offences had a 'catastrophic impact' on Ms Willoughby.
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Essex security guard who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby loses sentence appeal
A security guard who plotted to kidnap, rape and murder TV presenter Holly Willoughby has lost a Court of Appeal challenge against his sentence
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