James Wakefield hoped to win back his girlfriend’s affections by having her abducted by a friend, then “heroically” rescuing her, a court heard.
He offered his friend Aaron Rawson £20,000 to take the woman to a wood and threaten to attack her, while wearing the helmet to disguise his voice.
Wakefield, 28, would then turn up and “save” her in the hope of winning her back, the court heard.
Rawson, 21, claimed he thought Wakefield was joking until he turned up with the £40 helmet he had bought at Woolworths, along with night vision goggles, handcuffs, an air pistol, a balaclava, a boiler suit and a knife block.
To find out the end of this bizarre tale read the full account from The Telegragh’s Laura Clout.
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