Prosecution counsel Tom Walkling KC told Betro’s trial that she met Nazir, who lived in Derby, on a dating app. Police say there is no evidence that Betro, who was extradited from Armenia earlier this year, was paid to take part in the plot by either Nazir or his father. Both men were jailed last year for their part in the bungled assassination plot, following a feud with Mr Ali’s father, Aslat Mahumad. She told the court she slept with Nazir at an Airbnb in London before returning to the US in January 2019. Betro told the court she flew into the UK to celebrate her 40th birthday and knew nothing of any shooting or plot by the time she returned to the US.