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US woman jailed for 30 years over failed assassination plot
A US woman has been sentenced to 30 years in a British jail after trying to kill a man in Birmingham, England.
US hitwoman jailed for 30 years over bungled plot
A US woman at the centre of a failed assignation attempt in the UK has been jailed for 30 years. Aimee Betro, from West Allis in Wisconsin, was hired as a killer as part of a plot to attack a British family in Birmingham in 2019, before going on the run for nearly five years.
US hitwoman Aimee Betro jailed over failed Birmingham assassination when gun jammed
US hitwoman Aimee Betro, 45, has been jailed after being found guilty of attempting to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range outside his family home in Yardley, Birmingham
US woman Aimee Betro jailed for 30 years over failed plot to kill Birmingham shop owner
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US national Aimee Betro jailed for 30 years over failed Birmingham assassination
Our live coverage of the sentencing of US hitwoman, Aimee Betro, has now ended. The would-be assassin was jailed for 30 years by a judge at Birmingham Crown Court. You can read more on the story here.
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Failed Wisconsin Hit Woman Sentenced to 30 Years in Britain
A failed hit woman from Wisconsin convicted of attempting to assassinate a man in Birmingham, England, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for her part in the plot. Aimee Betro, 45, attempted to shoot the man outside his family home while disguised in an Islamic veil,
West Allis woman gets 30 years in failed international murder-for-hire plot
British prosecutors say Aimee Betro dodged police on two continents for five years after twice failing to kill her intended target in September 2019.
US citizen jailed for 30 years following assassination plot on British soil
A US citizen who was hired to kill a Birmingham shop owner as part of a violent feud has been jailed for 30 years. Aimee Betro, attempted to shoot Sikander Ali, outside his home in Yardley, Birmingham,
US woman disguised in niqab whose gun jammed during failed assassination attempt in Birmingham jailed
An American woman disguised in a niqab whose gun jammed in a failed assassination plot has been jailed for 30 years. Aimee Betro tried to shoot shop owner Sikander Ali at point-blank range outside his home in South Yardley,
US hitwoman who flew to UK to murder lover’s business rivals gets 30 years in prison
Aimee Betro, 45, disguised herself in an Islamic niqab face covering and lay in wait for her victim outside his home ...
Would-be hitwoman from Wisconsin convicted in UK over failed murder plot
An American woman who was hired by her British lover as a would-be assassin, but then botched the attack and spent five years ...
Thirty years for 'infatuated' hitwoman over bungled hit on Birmingham street - updates
Aimee Betro, aged 45 and from Wisconsin, tried to shoot Sikander Ali outside his home in Yardley amid a rivalry between two ...
Extradited US woman Aimee Betro jailed for 30 years for attempted assassination in Birmingham
Aimee Betro was found guilty of conspiracy to murder in relation to a failed assassination plot in Birmingham, in September ...
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US woman jailed for 30 years in UK for failed assassination plot
An English court on Thursday handed an American woman a 30-year jail sentence after she was convicted of trying to murder a ...
Besotted US hitwoman in burka disguise jailed for trying to kill shop owner in shooting after falling for his rival
A BESOTTED hitwoman in a burka disguise has been jailed for trying to murder a shop owner in a botched hit after falling for ...
Besotted hitwoman in burka disguise tried killing shop owner after falling for his rival but was foiled when gun jammed
A BESOTTED hitwoman disguised herself in a burka to murder a shop owner after falling for his rival – but was foiled when her ...