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Holly Willoughby shares statement after man is found guilty of plotting to abduct and murder her

Security guard was on trial for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder ITV star

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024

Inside the grubby flat where obsessed loner assembled ‘kidnap kit’ to murder Holly Willoughby

Neighbours rarely saw ‘isolated’ Gavin Plumb. But none could imagine inside his unassuming Essex flat, the security guard was planning a horrifying attack on a TV star, writes Amy-Clare Martin

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

Holly Willoughby obsessed security guard found guilty of plotting to kidnap, rape and murder star

Jurors unanimously convicted ‘prolific liar’ Gavin Plumb of masterminding a plan to attack the former This Morning presenter

The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2024

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Man on trial posed ‘imminent threat’ to Holly Willoughby, US officer tells jury

Undercover officer says Gavin Plumb sent him photos of an ‘abduction kit’ and bottles of chloroform

The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024

Holly Willoughby kidnap plot accused searched online for 'kidnap celebs' in 2011

Gavin Plumb allegedly wanted to use chloroform to overpower Holly Willoughby at her home

Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2024

Security guard 'plotted to drug, abduct and rape Holly Willoughby before murdering her in dungeon'

Gavin Plumb allegedly plotted to kidnap Holly Willoughby with chloroform before raping and murdering her in a secluded dungeon

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024

Star Wars fan encouraged to kill late Queen by AI chatbot jailed for nine years

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, had described himself as a ‘Sith’ and confided his murderous plan to an AI-generated ‘girlfriend’, a court heard.

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

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‘Crossbow assassin’ apologises to King Charles for plot to kill the Queen

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, who has admitted treason, apologised to the royals for bringing “worrying times to their front door”

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Self-styled crossbow assassin apologises to King for ‘worrying times’

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, has admitted treason.

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

Teen who threatened to kill late Queen with crossbow ‘called AI girlfriend angel and sent her sexual messages’

Jaswant Singh Chail told armed officers ‘I am here to kill the Queen’ on Christmas Day 2021

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Windsor Castle crossbow teenager with AI girlfriend ‘not rational’, court told

The Old Bailey heard how Jaswant Singh Chail told armed officers ‘I am here to kill the Queen’ on Christmas Day 2021.

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Stars Wars fan who aimed to kill late Queen exchanged sex talk with AI chat bot

Jaswant Singh Chail was arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow on Christmas Day 2021.

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Star Wars inspired 'assassin' confided in AI girlfriend over crossbow plot to kill Queen

The late Queen was at home in Windsor Castle on Christmas Day when Jaswant Singh Chail scaled a wall with a nylon rope ladder and a loaded crossbow. He told police “I’m here to kill the Queen"

Daily Mirror · Jul 5, 2023

‘Assassin’ who threatened to kill late Queen with crossbow at Windsor ‘inspired by Star Wars and AI chatbot’

Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, who called himself after characters in the franchise, was arrested in royal residence grounds with powerful weapon

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

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The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2023

Self-styled ‘assassin’ inspired by Star Wars to attack late Queen, court hears

In February, Jaswant Singh Chail, 21, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Treason Act.

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2023

Teen who plotted to murder Queen at Windsor Castle with crossbow ‘encouraged by AI’

Jaswant Singh Chail plotted to murder Queen Elizabeth at Windsor Castle with a crossbow. He was inspired by Star Wars and Sith Lords, and an AI chatbot

The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023

Appeal judges reject bid to increase jail term of man who murdered colleague

Ross McCullam, 30, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 23 years in December for killing Megan Newborough, 23.

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Court hears of ‘potentially catastrophic’ impact of Berlin embassy spy

Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC read out a series of statements about the harm security guard David Smith had caused.

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The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Security guard filmed images of colleagues’ families inside embassy, court told

David Smith has admitted sending classified documents to the Russian Embassy anonymously in May and November 2020.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

British embassy guard ‘endangered colleagues when spying for Russia as Ukraine war loomed’

At the Old Bailey David Ballantyne Smith faced claims he had put embassy staff “in danger”

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Berlin spy caught on camera during fake Russian agent sting op

David Ballantyne Smith has pleaded guilty to eight charges under the Official Secrets Act.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Berlin Embassy spy ‘hedged bets’ during sting op with fake Russian officer

David Ballantyne Smith began collecting secret information from the embassy where he worked as a security guard some four years before his arrest.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

UK embassy worker accused of spying had pro-Putin views, court told

Old Bailey hears legal argument about motivation of David Ballantyne Smith who has admitted eight charges

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Fake Russians snared Berlin Embassy spy in sting op, court told

He is alleged to have received substantial sums of money in exchange for sensitive information from the embassy in Germany.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

Berlin Embassy spy was caught in undercover operation, court hears

Briton David Ballantyne Smith, 58, was driven by an intense hatred for his own country and by pro-Putin views, the Old Bailey was told.

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