Overview

• Paul Allen, a former cage fighter and participant in the UK's largest cash robbery, was left paralyzed after being shot in his Woodford Green home in July 2019.
• Daniel Kelly, 46, was sentenced to 36 years, including a five-year extended license, while Louis Ahearne, 36, and Stewart Ahearne, 46, received 33 and 30 years respectively.
• The plot to kill Allen was motivated by financial gain, with Judge Sarah Whitehouse KC noting the involvement of others beyond the convicted trio.
• Evidence included DNA, ballistics, and surveillance data recovered from a buried iPad, which linked the men to the crime and revealed meticulous planning.
• The defendants were also tied to a $3.5 million Ming dynasty artifact theft from a Geneva museum a month before the attack, highlighting their broader criminal operations.