'He brought this on himself':

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The video likely performed well due to its dramatic and emotional content, focusing on a crime with a personal connection and the ex-wife's perspective on the victim's actions and fate.

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The video features a conversation about a drug dealer who was killed in an acid attack. His ex-wife discusses his involvement in criminal activity and her decision to let their daughter go with him, expressing that he brought the situation upon himself.

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This is the moment the ex-wife of a drug dealer killed in an acid attack was told by the police that he had been harmed. Prosecutors later found Paris Wilson ‘betrayed’ Mr Cahalane and ‘set him up’ - firstly by arranging a kidnap attempt outside her home, and then telling a crime gang where he would be on the night of the acid attack. Wilson has been jailed for nine years for the manslaughter and attempted kidnapping of her former partner in Plymouth.