iPad Sleeping on Riverbed for 5 Years... Key Evidence in Unsolved UK Murder Case

Investigation Hampered by Malfunctioning Device
Suspect's Phone Linked to iPad

An iPad that had been submerged in the river for five years became a crucial clue in solving an attempted murder case. On the 25th (local time), BBC and other foreign media reported that the SIM card inside the iPad found in the Thames River in November last year was the key to proving the guilt of three men accused of attempted murder. The iPad was discovered by the London Marine Police while searching the riverbank for items related to a shooting incident that occurred in July 2019.

An iPad that had been submerged in a river for five years became a crucial clue in solving an attempted murder case. On the 25th (local time), BBC and other foreign media reported that the SIM card inside the iPad found in the River Thames in the UK last November was the key to proving the guilt of three men accused of attempted murder. BBC

At the time of discovery, the iPad was not functioning properly, making the investigation difficult. However, the SIM card in the iPad was linked to the phone number of Daniel Kelly (46), who was suspected to be an accomplice in the attempted murder case. Based on this SIM card, the police used call records, CCTV footage, and license plate recognition technology to prove that Kelly and the Ahen brothers, Stuart Ahen (46) and Lewis Ahen (36), installed a tracking device on the victim Paul Allen's (45) car.

The murder attempt occurred on the night of July 11, 2019. Kelly and the Ahen brothers used a rental car to go to Allen's house, and Kelly and Lewis, who entered the house, fired six shots at Allen. As a result of the incident, Allen is partially paralyzed and still relies on a wheelchair. Investigations revealed that they had tracked and monitored Allen for several weeks before the crime. The iPad was used during this process. Kelly and the Ahen brothers were arrested by the police in January 2020 but consistently denied the charges. However, with the iPad discovered this time being adopted as decisive evidence, Kelly and the Ahen brothers were finally convicted in court on the 24th.