Convicted £54m Securitas Robber Shot in Targeted Attack, Court Hears

Paul Allen, a former cagefighter and mastermind behind the UK’s largest cash heist, was left paralyzed after being shot in the throat during a 2019 murder attempt.

• Paul Allen, convicted for his role in the 2006 £54m Securitas depot robbery, was shot in his Woodford Green home in July 2019 after being released from prison.
• Prosecutors described the attack as a carefully planned conspiracy involving reconnaissance, hired vehicles, and tracking devices on Allen’s car.
• Three men—Louis Ahearne, Stewart Ahearne, and Daniel Kelly—are on trial at the Old Bailey, accused of conspiring to murder Allen using a Glock 9mm handgun.
• Allen was struck by two bullets, one hitting his throat and leaving him permanently paralyzed; rapid emergency response saved his life.
• DNA evidence, CCTV footage, and other forensic details link the defendants to the scene and the planning of the attack, according to the prosecution.

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