He Was Ambushed with Acid and Died After Nearly 3 Agonizing Months. Now, Authorities Say His Ex Was Behind It

A British begetter died aft acerb was thrown successful his look successful a horrific, middle-of-the-night ambush and now his ex-girlfriend and 5 others are facing charges successful relationship pinch his death.

On Friday, Feb. 21, astatine astir 3:55 a.m., Danny Cahalane, 38, opened nan doorway of his location successful Plymouth to a group of group who threw sulfuric acerb successful his face, according to nan Devon & Cornwall Police.

Cahalane's young girl was sleeping during nan onslaught that was allegedly orchestrated by his ex-girlfriend, Paris Wilson, 34, of Plymouth, authorities say, The Times reports.

Cahalane was rushed to a section infirmary and died connected May 3, “despite nan champion efforts of aesculapian professionals," nan Devon & Cornwall Police said.

A mother of two, Wilson is simply a erstwhile probation serviceman who volunteered arsenic a coach astatine a section situation and now useful successful marketing, The Times reports.

In April, Wilson, on pinch six men from London — Abdulrasheed Adedoja, 22, Jean Mukuna, 23, Isanah Sungum, 21, Ramarnee Bakas, 22, Arrone Mukuna, 24, and Brian Kalemba, 22 — and Jenna Said, 39, of Plymouth, were charged pinch conspiracy to execution and conspiracy to kidnap, nan BBC reports.

Additionally, Adedoja, Jean Mukuna, Bakas and Arrone Mukuna each look a complaint of colluding to acquire, usage aliases person criminal property.

Israel Augustus, 25, from London, is charged pinch applying a corrosive fluid pinch intent to burn, maim, disfigure aliases do grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary, possession of an violative weapon, and supplier offenses.

All 9 were accused of participating successful nan criminal activity of an organized crime group to kidnap and execution Cahalane.

On Monday, June 2, six of nan suspects – Augustus, Adedoja, Bakas-Sithole, Kalemba, Sungum, and Wilson, 34, were charged pinch murder, according to nan BBC.

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On Tuesday, June 3, Wilson, Augustus, Sungum, Said and Arrone Mukuna pleaded not blameworthy to each charges astatine a proceeding astatine Plymouth Crown Court, Kent Online reports.

Jean Mukuna pleaded not blameworthy to each charges but did not participate a plea for nan complaint of possessing people A narcotics pinch intent to supply, according to Kent Online.

Adedoja, Bakas-Sithole, and Kalemba did not participate immoderate pleas to nan charges, Kent Online reports.

As nan suspects await their adjacent tribunal date, Cahalane’s family is mourning his loss.

In a tribute issued by constabulary successful early May, Cahalane’s family said, "As a family, we are struggling to travel to position pinch Danny’s passing," The Times reported.

"Danny was an outstanding begetter and son. Danny and his mum had truthful overmuch emotion for each other. He is good loved by his family and friends and arsenic a family we cherish his emotion and memories.”