A chilling note found in a car close to Joss Stone’s home allegedly contained details of plans to “find a river to dump her in”.
The soul singer, who has an estimated £9million fortune, was apparently the target of a plot to attack and rob her.
Other handwritten notes found in the vehicle used the words “rob and kill”, “money in the safe” and “Jocelyn rob”, it has been claimed.
Detectives investigating the alleged plot are also said to have found a Samurai sword, knives, a hammer, gloves and balaclavas in a small red car near the 24-year-old singer’s £500,000 Devon home.
Maps and aerial photos of the area are said to have been recovered as well.
The singer, whose hits include Super Duper Love and Fell in Love with a Boy, has tried to reassure fans after her rural home became the focus of a police investigation involving up to 20 detectives on Monday.
“I’d like to thank everyone for their concern but I’m absolutely fine and getting on with life as normal while the police continue with their inquiries,” she insisted.
Miss Stone, a good friend of Prince William and a guest at his wedding in April, uses the gated house in Ashill, near Uffculme, as a base when she is not touring or working in the States.
It was cordoned off yesterday and under guard while detectives from the major crime unit investigated.
Simon Alsop, a 57-year-old farmer whose home is near Miss Stone’s, said he had spoken to her following the incident on Monday.
“She came here for a coffee on Tuesday afternoon and she was all right,” he said.
Neighbours said Miss Stone, who was born Jocelyn Stoker in Kent, used to live at the house with her mother, who is now based in nearby Exeter where she runs a music venue.
Wendy Stoker was a major musical influence on her daughter, who performed soul classics at school in the distinctive voice that has drawn comparisons with Aretha Franklin.
Miss Stone, who parted company from EMI earlier this year, has launched her own label, Bristol-based Stone’d Records.
Two men were remanded in custody yesterday after appearing before Exeter magistrates accused of conspiracy to rob and cause grievous bodily harm.
Junior Bradshaw, 30, and Kevin Liverpool, 33, spoke only to confirm their identities during the 40-minute hearing.
The case was adjourned for the two men, who both come from Manchester, to appear before Exeter Crown Court on July 1. - Daily Mail