Ex-Wife's Acid Attack Sentence
Ex-Wife Paris Wilson Jailed Nine Years for Fatal Acid Attack on Ex-Husband
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On 19 January 2025, the attempt to kidnap Danny Cahalane involved two men named Jean and Arrone Mukana, along with a third unidentified man, who rushed to his Plymouth home in the attempted kidnapping prior to the fatal acid attack.
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Vivien Cahalane, the victim’s mother and a key witness in the trial, had reportedly been at her son’s bedside and missed chemotherapy appointments to be with him in hospital; she died the day after her son.
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The Dubai-based crime boss known as Frost was identified as Ryan Kennedy; Wilson supplied information about Cahalane’s whereabouts to Kennedy in the lead-up to the attack in exchange for money and a holiday.
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An AI-generated character reference submitted by Abdulrasheed Adedoja’s sister was dismissed by the court as being created by AI.
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During the arrest, Paris Wilson broke down in tears and told officers she knew about the attack, later describing herself as a 'bad mother' in the context of the case.
Paris Wilson, 35, has been jailed for nine years after helping orchestrate a fatal acid attack on her ex-husband Danny Cahalane at his Plymouth home in February 2025 Seaside Radio. Cahalane died ten weeks after sulfuric acid was thrown at him, while his young daughter slept inside the house.
Three others were also convicted. Abdulrasheed Adedoja and Israel Augustus were found guilty of murder and handed life sentences with minimum terms of 31 and 30 years respectively. Ramarnee Bakas received 10 years for manslaughter. Together, the four received a combined 80 years behind bars Coast FM.
A £120,000 Debt That Triggered a Murder Plot
Cahalane owed roughly £120,000 to a Dubai-based drug boss known as Frost — later identified as Ryan Kennedy Seaside Radio. Wilson fed Kennedy information about her ex-husband's whereabouts in exchange for money and a holiday. Prosecutors said she was driven by greed and revenge.
Wilson used child contact arrangements to track Cahalane's location. She also used their daughter as bait during an earlier attempted kidnapping on 19 January 2025, when three men — Jean and Arrone Mukana and an unidentified third — rushed his Plymouth home AOL.
How Wilson Helped Set the Deadly Trap
Wilson was convicted of manslaughter and attempted kidnapping Express. The court heard she passed on details of Cahalane's movements to the crime network ahead of the February 2025 attack. Judges described her actions as cold and calculated.
When police arrested Wilson, she broke down in tears and told officers she knew about the attack Head Topics. She later called herself a 'bad mother' during the case. The court did not accept that remorse as a reason to reduce her sentence.
Two Families Shattered: A Mother Dies the Next Day
The human cost of the attack stretched beyond Cahalane himself. His mother, Vivien Cahalane, sat at her son's hospital bedside for weeks. She missed her own chemotherapy appointments to be with him Seaside Radio. She died the day after her son — leaving the family devastated on two fronts.
Cahalane was a father of two. His daughter was asleep in the house when the attack happened Coast FM. The case laid bare how an international drug debt, routed through a crime boss in Dubai, ended up destroying an entire family in a Plymouth home.
AI-Generated Reference Letter Rejected by the Court
The trial produced an unusual moment when a character reference submitted by Abdulrasheed Adedoja's sister was thrown out AOL. The court found it had been created using artificial intelligence. The judge dismissed it entirely and it played no part in sentencing.
Adedoja still received the longest minimum term — 31 years — before he can apply for parole. Augustus must serve at least 30 years Express. Both men were convicted of murder, reflecting their direct role in carrying out the acid attack that killed Cahalane.
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