"An armed robber who tried to prise open the bedroom door of Hollywood actress Anya Taylor-Joy while she was staying at a London mansion has been jailed. Kirk Holdrick, 43, was one of two masked men who smashed their way into the luxury property, in what may have been a targeted raid, Wood Green Crown Court heard. In November, Holdrick was jailed for 12 years for a home invasion in Dorset where a mother and daughter were tied up and threatened with violence."
"He was handed a further three-year custodial sentence after admitting burglary of the London home. Holdrick, from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, was described in court as a career criminal with convictions dating back to his teenage years. Taylor-Joy and her husband, Malcolm McRae, were staying at the London property on 12 February 2023 when they heard the glass of a side window being smashed. McRae confronted the intruders before barricading himself and his wife inside a bedroom, which they then tried to prise into."
Kirk Holdrick, 43, was handed a further three-year custodial sentence after admitting burglary of a London mansion where actress Anya Taylor-Joy and her husband were staying on 12 February 2023. He was one of two masked men who smashed a side window and tried to prise open the bedroom door while the couple barricaded inside. Malcolm McRae confronted the intruders and, armed only with a lamp, managed to scare them off by bluffing that he had a gun. Prosecutors suggested the burglars may have intended to target the celebrities personally, and the couple reported being traumatised. Holdrick had earlier been jailed for 12 years for a violent Dorset home invasion.
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