Seven charged following serious assault in Plymouth

Seven people are due to appear in court charged with offences, including conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to murder, following an alleged acid attack in which a man sustained serious injuries in Plymouth.

Officers from Devon & Cornwall Police, along with colleagues from the Metropolitan Police, made arrests at a number of addresses in central London on Thursday 10 April.

This resulted in six men, aged in their 20s, being taken into custody.

A further arrest of a woman aged in her 30s also took place in Plymouth.

Those charged have all, in some way, contributed to the planned kidnap and murder of Daniel Cahalane, between the 7-20 January 2025.

All of the suspects have now been charged and are due to appear before Plymouth Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 12 April.

Those who have been charged are:

Ramarnee Bakas, 22, Bethune Road, London; charged with six offences

Abdulrasheed Adedoja, 22, North Circular London; charged with six offences

Arrone Mukuna, 24, Werrington Street, London; charged with six offences

Jean Mukuna, 23, Werrington Street, London; charged with six offences

Brian Kalemba, 22, Estbury Square, London; charged with three offences

Isanah Sungum, 22, Stirling Way, Edmonton, London; charged with three offences

Jenna O’Grady, 38, Ernesettle Green, Plymouth; charged with three offences

An investigation is ongoing after officers were called to a property in Lipson Road, Plymouth, at around 3.55am on Friday 21 February following reports of a serious assault. The victim, a man in his 30s, was injured and remains in a serious condition in hospital.

Israel Augustus, 25, was in March charged with applying a destructive substance with intent to burn/maim/disfigure/do grievous bodily harm, and participating in the criminal activities of an organised crime group.

Augustus, of Pulford Road in London, is due to next appear before Plymouth Crown Court on Monday 16 June 2025.