In a gripping courtroom saga that has captivated public attention, Aimee Betro, a 45-year-old U.S. woman from Wisconsin, was today found guilty in Birmingham Crown Court of conspiracy to murder, possessing a self-loading pistol with intent to cause fear of violence, and illegally importing ammunition.
The scheme was orchestrated by father and son duo, Mohammed Aslam and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, who were embroiled in a violent feud with the Mahumad family. The vendetta began after a confrontation in 2018 at Aslat Mahumad’s clothing boutique left Aslam injured and humiliated.
Betro was recruited through a dating app, presenting herself as Nazir’s romantic interest. Multiple court sessions revealed that in August 2019, she flew to the UK under false pretenses—claiming birthday celebrations and attendance at a London party while her true mission was far deadlier.
On September 7, 2019, Betro disguised herself wearing a hijab or niqab, depending on differing descriptions—and waited outside the Yardley home of Sikander Ali, the son of Aslat Mahumad. When Ali arrived, she attempted to shoot him at point-blank range, but the gun jammed, allowing him to escape unscathed.
Undeterred, she later returned in a taxi and fired three rounds into the empty house. She also taunted Mahumad’s father with threatening texts like “Stop playing hide and seek, you are lucky it jammed.”
After the failed attack, Betro fled—spending nearly five years on the run, traveling through countries like Thailand and Canada, before being arrested in Armenia in July 2024. She was extradited to the UK in January 2025.
Meanwhile, Aslam and Nazir were convicted in late 2024. Nazir received a 32-year sentence, and Aslam got 10 years, both for conspiracy to murder and related charges.
The jury, after nearly 21 hours of deliberation, found Betro guilty on all charges. She maintained that it was a case of mistaken identity that another American woman resembling her was the perpetrator but the jury saw through her claims.
Betro is scheduled to be sentenced on August 21, 2025, closing in a case filled with bizarre twists—romantic entanglements, international flight plans, disguises, and a jammed gun that saved a life.
-Deeprows News
