Three men, Daniel Kelly and brothers Louis and Stewart Ahearne, were convicted of conspiracy to murder Paul Allen, a former criminal who had survived being shot in July 2019. The attempted assassination was linked to Allen's criminal past, including involvement in a notable robbery. A month before the attack, the three men had burglarized a museum in Geneva, stealing valuable artifacts. Prosecutors described the plot as meticulously planned and executed by men experienced in criminal activities, highlighting the severity of the case and the dangers posed by organized crime.
During the trial, jurors heard that a month before the shooting, the Ahearne brothers and Kelly burgled Chinese Ming Dynasty artefacts from the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva.
Jurors were told the defendants' intentions were clear: they planned to kill a fellow criminal, and the attackers "very nearly succeeded" in their plot.
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