Failed U.K. 'Female Assassin' Worked For Milwaukee Brewers: Reports

MILWAUKEE — A 44-year-old former Milwaukee Brewers employee is accused of being a "female assassin" and is reportedly on the run after a botched 2019 contract killing in the United Kingdom.

U.K. prosecutors believe Aimee Betro, 44, flew from Milwaukee to kill boutique clothing store owner Sikander Ali in Birmingham, the Daily Mail reported.

The Wisconsin native was hired by Ali's business rival — Mohammed Aslam, 56, and his son Mohammed Nazir, 30 — authorities said.

The accusations against Betro surfaced during a trial in the U.K. that wrapped up on Monday, with Nazir and Aslam being found guilty of conspiracy to murder.

The origin of Nazir and Aslam's rivalry with Ali is unclear, but British media reports cite a violent dispute at his boutique clothing store in Birmingham on July 21, 2018.

Acting on Nazir and Aslam's orders, Betro disguised herself in a hijab before trying to gun Ali down outside a house in Birmingham on Sept. 7, 2019, according to U.K. prosecutors.

Betro initially fled the scene when her gun jammed, but later returned to the scene and fired three shots, according to investigators.

"She walked quite calmly towards Sikander Ali and was pointing a gun at him at head height," said Kevin Hegarty, who is prosecuting the case, according to The Telegraph.

"As she got closer to Sikander Ali he saw her and he saw the gun and she pulled the trigger to fire the gun at him. Mercifully and luckily for him the gun jammed."

After the failed assassination attempt, prosecutors claim Betro sent Ali's father a text saying: "You want to rip me off, you want to be a drugs kingpin go look at your house. I will show you. Watch your back. I will be shedding blood soon."

U.K. authorities continue to search for Betro.

Inspector Matt Marston of the West Midlands Police told the Telegraph that: "Aslam and Nazir were determined to take revenge following a fallout where they were injured," but that "the lengths they went to in trying to make sure they weren’t implicated in pulling the trigger are immense."

The fact that nobody died in the incident "is through nothing other than sheer good fortune," Marston added.