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A group of burglars from London who pilfered ancient artifacts from a museum in Switzerland have been sentenced to prison for their scheme to assassinate a cage fighter at his opulent residence.
Paul Allen, 47, became paralyzed after being shot in the neck at his home in Woodford Green, East London, on July 11, 2019. Prosecutors claimed that the shooting stemmed from Allen’s background as a “sophisticated” career criminal.
After a trial at the Old Bailey, siblings Louis Ahearne, 36, and Stewart Ahearne, 46, along with Daniel Kelly, 46, were all convicted of conspiracy to commit murder.
In earlier proceedings, Louis Ahearne received a sentence of 33 years, while his elder brother Stewart Ahearne was sentenced to 30 years, and Kelly was given 36 years, with an additional five years under license.
“The true motive behind the shooting is still unclear,” stated Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC.
She expressed her belief that Kelly was the shooter but deemed a life sentence for him “not warranted.”
During the trial, jurors learned that a month prior to the shooting, the Ahearne brothers and Kelly had stolen Ming Dynasty artifacts from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva.
Allen had previously been convicted at Woolwich Crown Court in 2009 for his role in the UK’s largest armed robbery, which took place at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent, in 2006, resulting in £54 million in cash being stolen, much of which remains unaccounted for.
By 2019, Allen had completed…
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Publish date : 2025-04-25 15:21:00
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