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Asaan Hussain and Accomplice Convicted Over Oldbury Shotgun Attack

Sentencing is set for 31 October following what police called a 'miraculous' escape from injury.

Overview

  • Jurors at Wolverhampton Crown Court found Asaan Hussain, 30, and Sima Khan, 31, guilty after CCTV showed a hooded shooter firing at an Oldbury home on 17 February.
  • Hussain was convicted of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, while Khan was convicted of assisting an offender and possession of a firearm.
  • Police said Hussain planned the attack, parking a stolen black Hyundai on 13 February, then taking a taxi to the street before using the car to carry out the shooting.
  • Detectives arrested both suspects after they met near Sandwell Valley Country Park and fled to Wales, with further enquiries leading to searches at their Birmingham addresses.
  • A self-loading pistol with live rounds was recovered from Khan’s home, though forensic tests confirmed it was not the weapon used in the Vicarage Street shooting.