Moment US woman disguised in niqab fled after failed assassination

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21 Aug 2025 • 9:34 PM MYT
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CCTV show moment would-be hitwoman flees after gun jams in failed murder plot, court told

  • In the video above, Aimee Betro, disguised in a niqab, attempted to shoot shop owner Sikander Ali at point-blank range in September 2019, but her gun jammed.
  • The American woman has been jailed for 30 years for her role in a failed assassination plot in Birmingham.
  • She was part of a conspiracy orchestrated by Mohammed Aslam and his son Mohammed Nabil Nazir to attack a rival family.
  • Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court found Betro guilty of conspiracy to murder, possessing a self-loading pistol, and fraudulently evading ammunition import prohibition.
  • Her co-conspirators, Mohammed Nabil Nazir and Mohammed Aslam, were previously jailed for 32 and 10 years respectively for their involvement.

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