Aimee Betro, a 45-year-old US citizen, has been charged with conspiracy to murder after being extradited from Armenia. The charges stem from an alleged incident in Birmingham in 2019 where a man was threatened with a firearm. The weapon reportedly jammed, allowing the man to escape. Betro is also facing a charge related to the alleged importation of ammunition into the UK.
A woman has been charged with conspiracy to murder after a man was threatened with a firearm that jammed. The US citizen was then transported to the West Midlands, where she was subsequently charged with conspiracy to murder a man in Birmingham six years ago. She faces a third charge in relation to the alleged importation of ammunition into the UK. A man was threatened with a firearm, but was able to escape when the weapon jammed.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: 'Tonight we are charging a woman with conspiracy to murder a man in Birmingham in 2019, after she was extradited from Armenia. 'US citizen Aimee Betro, aged 45, was flown into Gatwick Airport on Thursday afternoon by specialist National Extradition Unit officers from the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) Joint International Crime Centre (JICC). Hollyoaks star Paul Danan was due in court the day after his tragic death aged 46 'We have been working with the Crown Prosecution Service, Derbyshire Constabulary and the NCA to extradite Betro since her arrest.
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