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Man sentenced after trying to break into Anya Taylor-Joy's bedroom during burglary

Kirk Holdrick, a career criminal, received a 3-year sentence for burglary after a failed attempt to access Anya Taylor-Joy's bedroom during a February 2023 London break-in.

  • Kirk Holdrick attempted to break into the bedroom of Anya Taylor-Joy in February 2023, as reported by the court.
  • Taylor-Joy's husband, Malcolm McRae, confronted the intruders, causing them to flee the property empty-handed by claiming he had a gun.
  • Holdrick was sentenced to three years in prison for the attempted burglary and is also serving a life sentence for past crimes, along with a previous 12-year sentence for a separate robbery.
  • Prosecutors argued that the raid on Taylor-Joy's home was targeted due to the couple's fame, according to documents submitted in court.
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Anya Taylor-Joy's would-be burglar given three years

The would-be burglar of Hollywood actress Anya Taylor-Joy fled from her London house when her husband shouted he had a gun.

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Actress Anya Taylor-Joy (Miami, 29) was with her husband, musician Malcolm McRae, at her mansion in London when two masked robbers broke into her home at about one in the morning. It was February 12, 2023, and the couple reacted quickly by digging into her bedroom during the armed robbery, according to the prosecution to the Wood Green Crown Court Court in London. Thieves tried to open the door of the room until McRae shouted “I have a gun” and …

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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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