They went to her address and arrested Jamaican born Smith who pleaded guilty to one count of blackmail last month. Scotland Yard's kidnap squad found all the calls and texts had been made in the UK and that Mr Laytham had been the victim of an attempted fraud. He chose not to send any money but notified the police about the texts and the possible kidnapping. Mr Laytham had already given her £100,000 over their five year relationship and even helped her buy a house in Jamaica. However, Southwark Crown Court heard today Smith was actually in her Battersea flat all along. The 56-year-old received a picture in December of Smith tied up and gagged, wearing a t-shirt with the words 'gold digger' written on it, which he recognised. Nadine Smith, 38, pretended she had been taken hostage by a criminal gang in Jamaica who were threatening to kill her unless her lover Chris Laytham paid up. Nadine Smith, 38, pretended she had been taken hostage by a criminal gang in Jamaica who were threatening to kill her unless her lover Chris Laytham paid upĪ care worker who faked her own kidnapping to try and get a £25,000 ransom from her lover has walked free from court.
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