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Star's Terror: Robber Jailed for Mansion Break-In
3 Feb
Summary
- Intruder jailed for trying to break into Anya Taylor-Joy's bedroom.
- Husband confronted robbers, bluffing about a gun.
- Robber received a further three-year sentence for the incident.
Kirk Holdrick, 43, has been sentenced for his role in a February 2023 burglary at a London mansion where Anya Taylor-Joy and her husband, Malcolm McRae, were staying. Two masked intruders forced their way into the luxury property. McRae confronted the burglars and, by shouting "I have a gun," successfully deterred them from further entry into the bedroom where he and Taylor-Joy had barricaded themselves.
Prosecutors suggested the incident may have been targeted at the celebrity occupants due to the burglars' focus on the bedroom. Holdrick, already serving a life sentence for previous armed robberies, was later jailed for 12 years for a separate, violent home invasion in Sandbanks. He has now received an additional three-year sentence for the burglary involving Taylor-Joy.
The break-in occurred around 1 am on February 12, 2023. Holdrick and an accomplice smashed a side door and attempted to pry open the bedroom door with a crowbar. After McRae's ruse, the intruders fled empty-handed. DNA evidence and shoe prints linked Holdrick to the scene. He was arrested nine days after the incident but initially denied involvement before pleading guilty.
