Father and son jailed following plan to kill Birmingham shop keeper

Mohammed Aslam and Mohammed Nabil Nazir from Derby were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court

Author: Alice SmithPublished 7th Nov 2024
Last updated 7th Nov 2024

A father and son from Derby who planned to kill the owner of a Birmingham shop have been jailed.

Mohammed Aslam, 56 and Mohammed Nabil Nazir, 30, both of Elms Avenue, Derby were sentenced today (7 November) at Birmingham Crown Court for conspiracy to murder.

Mohammed Nazir was sentenced to 32 years imprisonment and Mohammed Aslam was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.

Both men were convicted in June at Birmingham Crown Court following a trial.

Nazir was also found guilty of conspiracy to murder, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, perverting the course of justice and illegally importing firearms as part of a plan to bring guns into the country and frame someone else.

On 7 September 2019, the victim was threatened with a gun outside his home in South Yardley. In an attack planned by the two men, their victim was shot at close range, but the gun jammed and he was able to escape.

Later that night, the victim’s house was shot at three times but no one was hurt.

Hannah Sidaway from the Crown Prosecution Service said:

“This was a methodical and well-planned attack against the victim’s family, where the offenders tried to cover their tracks by using a third party and burner devices to avoid detection.

“In the plan to discharge a loaded firearm, their intention to kill was clear. This was a complex investigation involving collaboration between West Midlands and Derbyshire Police, the Crown Prosecution Service and the US authorities. It involved obtaining evidential material from the US including forensic samples to link the offenders with evidence from the crime scenes.

“These convictions and sentences serve as a reminder of the consequences of using deadly weapons on our streets. We will continue to work with our criminal justice partners to bring such perpetrators to justice.”

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