'Hitwoman' on run from UK breaks silence after murder-for-hire plot went wrong
An American 'hitwoman' who went on the run from the UK has broken her silence after her alleged involvement in a failed murder-for-hire plot.
A court heard that US woman Aimee Betro, 44, was hired by father and son Mohammed Aslam and Mohammed Nazir to conduct a revenge killing against Birmingham man Aslat Mahamud and his relatives.
A dispute between the men in 2018 in a jewellery shop had left the father and son injured, and prosecutors claim that in 2019 the duo hired Betro, who allegedly flew into the UK in August of that year.
Birmingham Crown Court was told that Betro arranged to meet Aslat Mahamud's son Sikander Ali to look at a car the family was selling.
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The court heard that she approached Ali while dressed in a hijab, pointed a gun at his head and pulled the trigger.
However, the weapon jammed and Ali was able to flee the scene.
Betro allegedly went to Mahamud's home the following day and opened fire three times, texting him 'stop playing hide and seek' and 'where are you hiding'.
The American woman then allegedly sent Mahamud a text saying: "You want to rip me off, you want to be a drug kingpin go look at your house. I will show you. Watch your back. I will be shedding blood soon."
Nobody was injured in either incident and the court heard that she flew back to the US two days later.
An international manhunt is searching for her, while recently Nazir and Aslam were found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder, and will be sentenced in August.
Meanwhile, according to the Daily Mail, the American 'hitwoman' has broken her silence in text messages with a friend.
They report that a friend of Betro's messaged her and sent the 44-year-old a news article which detailed allegations of her involvement in the attempted murders.
In a message exchange the Mail reports they've seen, Betro told her friend: "Dude I saw, like wtf I don’t even know where to start with all the misinformation that’s said about me.
"It’s a f**king s**t show."
Her friend said that if authorities really wanted to find Betro they could likely do it quickly by tracking her phone.
Meanwhile, they also talked to her mother, Jeanne Johnson, who claimed to have no idea what her daughter was accused of until she was shown news articles about it.
"What the hell was she thinking?" was Betro's mother's response, before saying that her daughter 'knows how to hide'.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson told The Times: “Efforts to locate a woman we believe to have been involved in the conspiracy continue.”
The US Department of State added: “We have no comment at this time on this pending law enforcement matter.”
LADbible has contacted West Midlands Police for further comment.
Joe Harker