Glamorous Angelica Harte, 40, despatched a mocked-up picturegraph to their sufferer displaying a hand with a finger apparently cutoff.
A former Playboy version has escaped prison after faking her very own kidnapping and ordering a terrified buddy to pay an £8,000 ransom as a ‘shaggy dog story’.
Glamorous Angelica Harte, 40, and associate Darren Fitzpatrick even despatched a mocked-up picturegraph to their sufferer displaying a hand with a finger apparently reduce off.
The chance became taken critically and police later raided a residence in Neville Road, Erdington, Birmingham, to find out Harte ‘alive and nicely and now no longer in any difficulty.’
The actress, who as soon as starred in a British-made movie with Katie Price’s ex-husband Alex Reid, became arrested along 24-year-antique Fitzpatrick – with each claiming the incident have been a ‘shaggy dog story’.
Birmingham Crown Court heard that Harte’s buddy became herself a former kidnap sufferer.
On March four she commenced receiving Facebook messages from Fitzpatrick.
Matthew Barnes, prosecuting, stated: ‘He said that he had her near buddy Angelica Harte and could purpose her damage if cash became now no longer paid.
‘The message said, ‘If you need to peer Angel, leave £5,000 in a duffel bag at New Street Station. Every hour which you are past due she loses a finger.’
He added: ‘The sufferer became extraordinarily concerned. There became a picturegraph despatched apparently via way of means of Fitzpatrick of a hand with 4 palms prolonged with one finger curled lower back in an try and supply the influence that one of the palms became absolutely missing.’
Birmingham Crown Court heard that Harte’s buddy became herself a former kidnap sufferer
Birmingham Crown Court heard that Harte’s buddy became herself a former kidnap sufferer
The courtroom docket heard the sufferer became advised the fee had long past up to £8,000 – and became requested whether or not she had any ‘closing words’ for her buddy
The courtroom docket heard the sufferer became advised the fee had long past up to £8,000 – and became requested whether or not she had any ‘closing words’ for her buddy
Mr Barnes stated the sufferer requested to peer Harte on video and became later proven a brief clip of a lady whimpering and inquiring for help.
There have been extra needs for cash and threats and the lady became additionally proven with a pillowcase over her head together along with her arms in the back of her lower back.
At no degree became any try made to mention this became a shaggy dog story and while the sufferer became warned: ‘If you need f*****g blood I will display you f*****g blood.’
Harte – who as soon as starred withinside the British film Killer Bitch with kick-boxer Alex Reid – became passed a seven-month sentence, suspended for 2 years
Harte – who as soon as starred withinside the British film Killer Bitch with kick-boxer Alex Reid – became passed a seven-month sentence, suspended for 2 years
The courtroom docket heard the sufferer became advised the fee had long past up to £8,000 – and became requested whether or not she had any ‘closing words’ for her buddy.
Mr Barnes stated withinside the early hours of day after today police, who had used name data, raided an cope with in Neville Road and found unhurt Harte.
He stated because of what passed off the sufferer had skilled flashbacks to the abduction she had skilled herself and felt critically damaged.
Both defenders had formerly admitted sending a threatening digital conversation with purpose to purpose distress.
Judge Paul Farrer, QC, stated that they’d each at the start been charged with blackmail and in the event that they have been convicted of that charge, they could have long past to jail for an extended time.
‘You fall to be sentenced on the premise which you perpetrated among you a sustained and merciless shaggy dog story,’ he stated.
‘There became full-size sufferer effect here. It became in reality taken critically.
‘You focused your sufferer who’s vulnerable.’
Fitzpatrick became sentenced to 8 months prison, suspended for 2 years, and ordered to do two hundred hours unpaid work.
Harte – who as soon as starred withinside the British film Killer Bitch with kick-boxer Alex Reid – became passed a seven-month sentence, suspended for 2 years.
Gurdeep Garcha, for Harte, stated: ‘Her involvement became secondary to Fitzpatrick.
‘This became an average element to do and he or she is ashamed of her conduct.’
