Channel 5 documentary The Plot to Kill Holly Willoughby is on TV tonight (Thursday, May 1) – and it delves into Gavin Plumb’s obsession with the former This Morning co-host.
Plumb, a 37-year-old man from Harlow in Essex, was handed three concurrent life sentences in July 2024. Security guard Plumb had been found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly, having been arrested in October 2023.
He’d denied the charges – but Plumb was convicted following an eight-day trial at Chelmsford Crown Court.
Gavin Plumb was arrested in October 2023 (Credit: Essex Police)
“I find that you are dangerous”
Justice Murray stated he had considered the impact of the case on women in a wider sense, as well as how Holly was affected.
He told Plumb: “I have no doubt this was more than a fantasy to you. You always intended to carry out your plan to kidnap, rape and kill Ms Willoughby.”
He also revealed Plumb intended to sexually assault the TV personality, and then “slit her throat, wash her in bleach and dump her in a lake”.
Justice Murray then read out all Plumb’s previous violent sexually motivated offences. And he then revealed how he had come to his sentencing verdict.
Explaining that Plumb poses a “significant risk” to women, he added: “I find that you are dangerous.”
Holly Willoughby statement
Holly, who did not attend the trial or sentencing, released an emotional statement following the verdict, saying: “As women we should not be made to feel unsafe going about our daily lives and in our own homes.”
Gavin Plumb was deemed a ‘significant risk’ to women (Credit: Sky News YouTube)
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