Police have released a chilling video showing the moment a culprit involved in the shooting of a teenager realized the crime had been caught on camera.
According to BBC News, the video was released by police in Lancashire, England, who were investigating the killing of 19-year-old Aya Hachem. The law student was killed on May 17, 2020, while on her way to a supermarket in the town of Blackburn.
Hachem was the tragic victim of a dispute between 31-year-old car wash owner Pacha Khan, and 40-year-old tire shop owner Feroz Suleman, who believed that Khan and his employees were stealing his business when they began also selling tires.
To that end, Suleman conspired with a gang of men to kill Khan and hired a hitman, 33-year-old Zamir Raja.
However, when the hitman attempted to commit the homicide at Khan's place of business, he inadvertently botched the job, and one of his stray shots hit Hachem as she passed by on her to get groceries. Sadly, she died as a result of her injuries.
Lancashire Police have since been tweeting out crucial video evidence from the case, out of more than 88,000 total hours of CCTV footage gathered by detectives.
One video shows the moment Ayaz Hussain is seen looking "visibly shocked at the realization that the CCTV has captured footage of Aya being shot":The video above shows 36-year-old Ayaz Hussain, one of the men involved in the criminal conspiracy, being questioned by police. As you can see, at one point he looks directly at the camera and reacts with shock and horror after realizing that CCTV had captured the shooting.
Per BBC News, more than 23 people were arrested in connection with the incident, including Raja himself, who was sentenced on August 5 to a minimum of 34 years in prison for the death of Hachem.
Getaway driver Anthony Ennis, 31, was sentenced to 33 years in prison for his part in the killing, while Hussain, Kashif Manzoor, 26, Abubakr Satia, 32, and Uthman Satia, 29, were all sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the crime.
In a victim impact statement made to the jury in court on Thursday, Aya's father, Ismail, stated: "Aya was determined to do well in life. I once told her she would be the prime minister. They didn't just kill Aya they killed our whole family. The light in our lives has gone out, all of our hopes and dreams have gone."
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