LONDON, Aug 12 (BBC): 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.
Her co-conspirators had been involved in a feud with the family of intended target Sikander Ali, her trial heard.
During the case at Birmingham Crown Court, jurors heard Betro hid her identity using a niqab when she tried to fire shots on Measham Grove, Yardley, but her gun jammed and Mr Ali fled the scene unharmed.
US woman convicted over failed assassination bid in UK
FE Team | Published: August 12, 2025 21:58:06
US woman convicted over failed assassination bid in UK
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