Four sentenced for acid attack killing of Danny Cahalane

Four individuals have been sentenced for their roles in the acid attack killing of Danny Cahalane in Plymouth, following a 15-week trial at Winchester Crown Court. On Friday, July 31, 2026, Abdul-Rasheed Adedoja and Israel Augustus, both from London, were handed life sentences for murder. Ramarnee Bakas-Sithole, also from London, received a ten-year sentence for manslaughter. Paris Wilson, 35, of The Quay in Plymouth and Cahalane's ex-wife, was sentenced to nine years for attempted kidnapping and manslaughter.

Cahalane, 38, died on May 3, 2025, ten weeks after being attacked in his Lipson Road home. The court heard that in the early hours of February 21, 2025, two men burst into his residence and doused him with highly concentrated sulphuric acid, causing catastrophic and ultimately fatal injuries. An inquest report documented that he suffered extensive injuries deemed life-changing and life-threatening.

The prosecution established that the attack stemmed from a drug debt. Lead prosecutor Joanna Martin KC told the court that Cahalane, a drug dealer, owed approximately £120,000 to a drug supplier named Ryan Kennedy, known as Frost. His failure to repay led to threats and...