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Aamir Siddiqi trial: Hitmen murdered 'wrong' target | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
A jury has heard two hitmen displayed "staggering incompetence" by repeatedly stabbing the wrong target in Cardiff. | |
Aamir Siddiqi, 17, was killed at the front door of his house in the Roath area of the city and his parents were injured trying to defend him. | Aamir Siddiqi, 17, was killed at the front door of his house in the Roath area of the city and his parents were injured trying to defend him. |
Ben Hope, 38, and Jason Richards, 37, deny murder and attempted murder and blame each other. | Ben Hope, 38, and Jason Richards, 37, deny murder and attempted murder and blame each other. |
The jury at Cardiff Crown Court was told the men were contracted to attack a father of four who lived nearby. | The jury at Cardiff Crown Court was told the men were contracted to attack a father of four who lived nearby. |
Prosecuting, Patrick Harrington QC told the court Mr Siddiqi had been expecting his Koran teacher to call on 11 April 2010, the day he was killed. | |
When he opened the door he was confronted by two masked men. | When he opened the door he was confronted by two masked men. |
Mr Harrington said they immediately started stabbing him and although they said nothing they "howled" throughout the attack. | Mr Harrington said they immediately started stabbing him and although they said nothing they "howled" throughout the attack. |
Wrong address | Wrong address |
He described it as "a cowardly and brutal act". | |
Mr Siddiqi's father Iqbal, 68, and mother Parveen, 55, were also stabbed trying to defend their son. | Mr Siddiqi's father Iqbal, 68, and mother Parveen, 55, were also stabbed trying to defend their son. |
The court was played a recording of Mrs Siddiqi's 999 call pleading for an ambulance after the two men fled. | The court was played a recording of Mrs Siddiqi's 999 call pleading for an ambulance after the two men fled. |
Mr Harrington told the court Mr Siddiqi was never the intended target and the men were contracted to attack a father-of-four living around the corner in a similar terraced house. | Mr Harrington told the court Mr Siddiqi was never the intended target and the men were contracted to attack a father-of-four living around the corner in a similar terraced house. |
It is claimed he was in dispute with another man over the sale of his house. | It is claimed he was in dispute with another man over the sale of his house. |
The court heard although Mr Hope and Mr Richards made a reconnaissance trip to the house when they went back they took a completely different route and ended up at the wrong address. | The court heard although Mr Hope and Mr Richards made a reconnaissance trip to the house when they went back they took a completely different route and ended up at the wrong address. |
The trial continues and is expected to last 10 weeks. | The trial continues and is expected to last 10 weeks. |
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