Louis Ahearne

British criminal convicted in 2025 of conspiring to murder Securitas robber Paul Allen after Allen was shot at his Woodford home in 2019.

Editorial standard

Convictions, charges, acquittals, allegations and contextual links are kept distinct. Relationship labels state the legal or factual basis of the connection.

Background

Ahearne’s profile enters the UK graph through a later underworld dispute rather than the original Securitas heist.

Role in the case

He and two co-defendants were prosecuted over the 2019 shooting of Paul Allen.

Evidence / operation

Allen was shot twice at home and left paralysed from the chest down.

Legal outcome

In March 2025 Louis Ahearne, Stewart Ahearne and Daniel Kelly were convicted of conspiracy to murder Allen.

Graph role

The case creates a later-generation violence node connected back to the Securitas network.

Network links

– Paul Allen murder plot — convicted conspirator – Woodford, London — shooting location

Direct people links

– Paul Allen — target / surviving victim – Stewart Ahearne — co-conspirator and brother – Daniel Kelly — co-conspirator

Sources

– Sky News. Three men found guilty of plotting to murder £54m Securitas robber Paul Allen (2025-03-24). https://news.sky.com/story/three-guilty-of-plot-to-murder-54m-securitas-heist-gang-member-13330360 – Sky News. Three men jailed for plotting to murder £54m Securitas robber Paul Allen (2025-04-25). https://news.sky.com/story/three-men-jailed-for-plotting-to-murder-gbp54m-securitas-robber-paul-allen-13355215