A woman has been charged with conspiracy to a murder a man in Birmingham in 2019 after she was extradited from Armenia in Asia. US citizen Aimee Betro was flown into Gatwick Airport on Thursday afternoon by specialist officers.
The 45-year-old was charged in connection to an incident in South Yardley in September 2019. Police said it saw a man threatened with a firearm who escaped because the gun had jammed.
Betro is being held in custody in the West Midlands. She was also charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and in relation to the alleged importation of ammunition into the UK.
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She will appear at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, January 17. A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “Tonight we’re charging a woman with conspiracy to murder a man in Birmingham in 2019, after she was extradited from Armenia.
“US citizen Aimee Betro, 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).
“She was transported to the West Midlands where she was also being charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. She was also being charged in relation to the alleged importation of ammunition into the UK, as part of a Derbyshire Constabulary investigation.
“Betro, who was extradited after being arrested in Armenia last Summer, is due to appear before Birmingham magistrates on Friday. It follows an incident in South Yardley in September 2019 where a man was threatened with a firearm.
“The weapon jammed, allowing him to escape. Last year, two men were jailed for conspiracy to murder after being convicted at trial.
“We have been working with the Crown Prosecution Service, Derbyshire Constabulary and the NCA to extradite Betro since her arrest.”