Overview

• Prosecutors allege Betro conspired with Derby father and son Mohammed Aslam and Mohammed Nabil Nazir to murder shopkeeper Aslat Mahumad and his family in revenge for a 2018 boutique disorder.
• Court was told Betro, disguised in a niqab, attempted to shoot Sikander Ali at point-blank range in South Yardley on September 7, 2019, and later fired three bullets through his family home windows.
• Forensic experts testified that Betro’s DNA was found on gun parts and ammunition mailed from Wisconsin to Derby in October 2019, an operation prosecutors say aimed to frame an unrelated individual.
• Evidence shows Betro flew into Manchester on August 22, 2019, returned to the US on September 8, 2019, was arrested in Armenia in July 2024 and extradited to the UK in January 2025 to stand trial.
• Defence counsel indicated Betro will claim mistaken identity, and the trial will continue with cross-examination of witnesses and further forensic testimony.