Paris Wilson has been convicted along with a gang over her ex-partner’s death.
A dad died in agony after having acid thrown in his face in a vicious ambush. Now his ex-girlfriend and a group of gang members are being sentenced over a crime that ripped a family apart.
Paris Wilson was convicted over her former partner, Danny Cahalane’s death alongside Ramarnee Bakas-Sithole, 23, of London, Abdulrasheed Adedoja, 23, of Neasden, London, and Israel Augustus, 26, of Tottenham, London.
Wilson, 35, helped orchestrate the attack in the middle of the night at the home she once shared with Danny, who suffered horrific injuries to his face and neck. The corrosive burns led to numerous operations as he fought for his life in the hospital, before he died almost three months later – but not before he relayed a message that would bring his killers to justice, reports the Mirror.
While his young daughter slept at their Plymouth home on February 21 of last year, fitness instructor Danny, 38, opened the door at 3:55 am, only to have sulphuric acid hurled in his face. Danny was taken to hospital following the attack. The father-of-two died in hospital on May 3 but before his death he was able to tell cops he believed his drugs “boss” had ordered the fatal attack, jurors were told.
At Winchester Crown Court, Wilson was convicted of his manslaughter along with Ramarnee Bakas-Sithole, 23, of London. Abdulrasheed Adedoja, 23, of Neasden, London, and Israel Augustus, 26, of Tottenham, London, were found guilty of murdering Mr Cahalane.
Jean Mukuna, 24, from Camden, London, has been jailed for 52 months for being the driver in an attempted kidnap of Mr Cahalane on January 19 2025, aimed at recouping his drug debts a month before the fatal attack.
His jail term included the sentence for an offence of the possession of cocaine worth £1,760 with intent to supply. His brother, Arrone Mukuna, 25, also from Camden, was sentenced to 16 months for his role as “back-up” in the attempted kidnap.
At sentencing, the judge, Ms Justice Norton, told them: “This was an offence that required a high degree of planning, it required coordination to ensure everyone was in the right place at the right time.”
Isanah Sungum, 22, of Edmonton, London, was caged for 26 months for being part of the organised crime gang involved in the supply of drugs by supplying a stolen car to the group and arranging transport.
And Jude Hill, 43, of Plymouth, who is the sister-in-law of Mr Cahalane, was sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty to the supply of cannabis.
The judge went on to say that Hill denied being part of the organised crime gang but said she had “multiple close contacts” with it. The judge added that she had a “management role” in supplying cannabis to the UK from Thailand where she lived part of the time.
Ms Justice Norton told her: “The volumes you were concerned in supplying were considerably more than street-dealing quantities.” Jo Martin KC, prosecuting, told the trial that Mr Cahalane, 38, was targeted because he owed his “boss” in the region of £120,000.
She said this dealer was a man called Ryan Kennedy – with the nickname of Frost – who operated between Thailand, Spain and was currently believed to be in Dubai.
The prosecutor said Mr Kennedy became “incensed” at Mr Cahalane’s “stalling” and failure to repay the money and first of all orchestrated the attempted kidnap attempt on January 19 2025, and then the fatal attack. Ms Martin said Mr Cahalane had been able to speak to police from his hospital bed before he died from his injuries and told them he had built up the debts after one of his junior drug dealers had run off without paying him.
He also stated that he had lost more of the money through gambling. Speaking after his death, Mr Cahalane’s family said in a tribute: “Danny was an outstanding father and son.”
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