Woman on trial over Birmingham shop owner murder plot
Opening the case for the prosecution, Tom Walkling KC told jurors that Ms Betro had been involved in a conspiracy with two other men as part of their vendetta against a Birmingham businessman, Aslat Mahumad. Mr Walkling said "revenge was the motive" after Mohammed Nazir and Mohammed Aslam were injured during disorder at Mr Mahumad's clothing boutique in July 2018.Aimee Betro is alleged to have flown from Wisconsin as part of a plot to have someone kill Mr Mahumad or a member of his family and flew back to the US days after the failed attempt.Mohammed Nazir, 31, and his father, Mohammed Aslam, 59, both from Derby, were convicted and jailed last year.
The court heard Mr Mahumad was believed to be the target of the attempted shooting on September 7 2019, with Ms Betro lying in wait outside the family home in a car she bought earlier that day.The jury was shown CCTV of his son, Sikander Ali, arriving home and a person with their face covered approaching him and firing the gun at point-blank range.After it jammed, Mr Ali managed to escape by reversing his SUV out of the road, clipping the car door and damaging it so badly it would no longer close.It is claimed Ms Betro returned to the scene in a taxi in the early hours of 8 September and fired three shots through the windows of the empty family home.Prior to this alleged return visit, the jury were told she had sent messages to Mr Mahumad, which included: "Where are you hiding?" "Stop playing hide and seek, you are lucky it jammed."The trial continues.
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