Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder suspect had ‘millions’ of images of women on devices, court hears

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Detective Constable William Belsham said the amount of material was so vast that officers were only able to examine around 10 per cent of the images collected by “obsessed” security guard Gavin Plumb. One message from Plumb, read to jurors by prosecutor Alison Morgan KC, said: “There is some blind spots to hop the wall.” open image in gallery Gavin Plumb denies masterminding a plot to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby In a seven-day period in January 2021, they swapped 57 images, including nine deep fake pornographic images, two images of other female celebrities and four images of women who were tied up, the court heard. The pair exchanged images of Ms Willoughby, including deep fake pornography, as they discussed “staking out” her home, restraining her family and taking her to another location to rape her. In messages shared around the time of Ms Willoughby’s 41st birthday in January 2022, Plumb said: “It’s looking like the stake out starts early next month I’ll look at getting some time off today.” He later added: “We’ll give her a birthday present she’ll never forget.” Plumb also discussed attacks on other high-profile women with Marc – including the murder of TV personality Jill Dando, who was shot dead on her doorstep in 1999. open image in gallery Prosecutors read messages from Gavin Plumb to Chelmsford Crown Court In a further WhatsApp message from Plumb read to the court by the prosecutor, he said: “Just the thought of finally getting her is turning me on I’m actually looking forward to doing it.