Kidnap plot trial collapses

THE trial of five men charged in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap singer Victoria Beckham collapsed yesterday.

The case was thrown out at Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court, central London, after the Crown Prosecution Service said the evidence of a key witness was unreliable. The witness was a 27-year-old Kosovan parking attendant, who was paid by the News of the World, the court heard.

At yesterday’s hearing judge Simon Smith said he was referring the matter to the Attorney General.