Aya Hachem: Seven men found guilty of murdering teenager during botched drive-by shooting
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Law student Aya Hachem was killed in a bungled drive-by in Blackburn after Feroz Suleman arranged the execution of business rival Pachah Khan. So hostile had the pair become that CCTV footage showed Suleman walking outside his own business, RI Tyres, in the moments before the drive-by – an apparent attempt to have a “ringside seat” of Khan’s expected death. But the court heard that, while the first shot hit the front window of Mr Khan’s business, Quick Shine Tyres, the second smashed into Ms Hachem as she walked along the street. He added: “"Each of these callous conspirators is in their way responsible for the senseless killing of Aya Hachem – an innocent young woman full of promise who lost her life as a result of a petty business rivalry.” After the killing, Lancashire Police arrested a total of 23 people.
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