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US woman Aimee Betro found guilty of conspiracy to murder Birmingham shop owner
BIRMINGHAM, UK, AUG 11 – Aimee Betro was convicted after jurors deliberated nearly 21 hours in a case involving a failed assassination and illegal firearms importation linked to a violent feud.
- The jury at Birmingham Crown Court found Betro guilty of conspiracy to murder Sikander Ali and related firearm and ammunition offences.
- The plot was driven by a violent feud after Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 31, and his father Mohammed Aslam, 56, were injured during a July 2018 disorder, leading Aimee Betro to fly from the US in September 2019 to target Sikander Ali in Yardley, Birmingham.
- Using fake identities, Betro sent three parcels of ammunition and gun parts to Derby, aiming to frame Sikander Ali, court heard.
- Following conviction, jurors convicted Aimee Betro of conspiracy to murder by majority 11-1 and unanimously on ammunition, she will be sentenced on Thursday, August 21.
- Speaking for West Midlands Police, Detective Chief Inspector Alastair Orencas described the crime as 'a brazen attempt' and said she fell foul of a 'slick, dynamic law enforcement operation'.
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American guilty of conspiracy to murder after failed assassination
An American woman has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder after a failed assassination attempt. Aimee Betro’s gun jammed as she attempted to shoot Sikander Ali outside his home in Birmingham in 2019. She had flown to the UK after being contracted to kill Ali in a conspiracy by a rival family.
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