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, but failed when her gun jammed. She was convicted of conspiracy to murder, possessing a firearm and importing ammunition earlier this month after a three-week trial. Judge Simon Drew said Ms. Betro was “recruited to conduct what was intended to be an execution” by her British boyfriend, Mohammed Nazir, who she had met through an online dating website. Prosecutors said that Ms. Betro lay in wait for her target, Sikander Ali, outside his family home on Sept. 7, 2019.
