‘Loner’ Accused of Using Hitman and ‘Restraint Kit’ in Plot to Kidnap TV Presenter

An ex-Pizza Hut employee masterminded an astonishingly outlandish plot to kidnap and kill British TV presenter Holly Willoughby using an American hitman and a “restraint kit,” British prosecutors alleged on Friday.

The man, Gavin Plumb, had described himself as deeply depressed due to his weight—which at one point stood at 489 lbs, leaving him in constant pain, he told the BBC in 2017.

“I've never had any support for my depression. I've just been put on antidepressants and sent away,” he complained at the time. Five years later, Plumb appeared in court, accused of formulating a murder plot that was foiled by police on Wednesday.

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