Tammy Conner, the former partner of a wealthy horse racing tipster who was accused of “torturing” women and filming the abuse, has expressed concern that someone may be fatally injured if he is not apprehended. Kevin Booth was imposed with a global travel restriction following revelations that he assaulted his victims in an underground dungeon at his isolated residence in the Highlands and in hotel rooms abroad. Tammy, now 44, shared her story about being physically assaulted by Booth for four years starting from the age of 16, with the expectation that it would encourage other women to come forward.
In addition to Tammy’s account, another woman who was formerly employed by Booth at Lochdhu Lodge in Caithness disclosed to BBC Scotland News that she had to agree to a contract permitting him to “punish” her. Booth, who is 65 years old, dismissed Tammy’s accusations as “ludicrous” and stated that he had never faced arrest, charges, or convictions of domestic violence or abuse. Nevertheless, the judge who presided over the travel restriction case branded the videos of Booth’s actions as “extremely distressing” and ruled that his behavior constituted “trafficking and exploitation.”
Tammy first got acquainted with Booth in 1997, when she responded to an advertisement for “Models needed for race meetings” in her local newspaper at the age of 16. Booth, the creator of the horse racing tip service Isiris, hired the teenager at his office in Keighley, West Yorkshire. She recalled during her interview that Booth complimented her on her “beautiful eyes.” Their work entailed a mix of office tasks and attending race meetings at various venues across England, stretching as far as Perth.
Booth, whose business thrived on premium rate phone lines, had established a reputation for himself as a top-notch tipster. In an interview with the Sunday Times in 1997, he mentioned, “I was earning more money from gambling than from my job, so I chose to quit teaching and gamble.” However, his career switch was also prompted by his 1994 conviction for caning students at the private school he operated along with his then-wife in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea in Northumberland. While he received a three-month suspended prison sentence for two years, his success had grown to such an extent by then that some on-course bookmakers refused to accept his bets
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