Paris Wilson Convicted of Manslaughter in 2025 Acid Attack as 2 Men Are Found Guilty of Murder
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Updated · BBC.com · May 14
Paris Wilson Convicted of Manslaughter in 2025 Acid Attack as 2 Men Are Found Guilty of Murder
5 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 14
Paris Wilson, 35, was convicted of manslaughter and attempted kidnapping over the February 2025 acid attack on ex-husband Danny Cahalane, 38, who died in hospital weeks after suffering catastrophic injuries at his Plymouth home.
Prosecutors said Wilson helped orchestrate the attack by passing on Cahalane's movements to a drugs boss and facilitating the assault; jurors accepted she knew "exactly what was coming" and let it happen.
Abdulrasheed Adedoja, 23, and Israel Augustus, 26, were found guilty of murder, while fellow defendant Ramarnee Bakas, 23, was convicted of manslaughter but cleared of attempted kidnapping.
Jean and Arrone Mukuna, 24 and 25, were convicted of attempted kidnap, Isanah Sungum, 22, was found guilty of being part of an organised crime gang, and two other defendants were acquitted on all charges they faced.
The verdicts followed a four-month trial at Winchester Crown Court; sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
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