US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK

A US woman who was hired as a killer and tried to shoot a man in the UK at point-blank range has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder.

Would-be assassin Aimee Betro, from West Allis in Wisconsin, flew into the country as part of a plot to attack a British family in Birmingham in 2019, before going on the run for nearly five years.

During the trial, jurors were told the defendant had been involved in a conspiracy with two men – Mohammed Nazir and Mohammed Aslam – as part of their vendetta against Birmingham businessman Aslat Mahumad.

Prosecutors said revenge was the motive after Nazir and Aslam were injured during disorder at Mr Mahumad’s clothing boutique in July 2018.

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