Seven men are found guilty of the murder of law student Aya Hachem

Seven men have been found guilty of the murder of law student Aya Hachem who was gunned down as she shopped for groceries in a botched drive-by execution.

The 19-year-old was shot in the chest by a gunman in a passing car near her home in Blackburn, Lancashire, on May 17 last year.  

It was previously heard that the shooting was the result of a long-running feud between the owners of two rival tyre companies and that the Ms Hachem was ‘in the wrong place at the wrong time’. 

Feroz Suleman, 40, Kashif Manzoor, 26, Ayaz Hussain, 35, Abubakr Satia, 32, all from Blackburn, Zamir Raja, 33, of Stretford, Anthony Ennis, 31, of Partington, Uthman Satia, 29, of Great Harwood, have been found guilty of murdering the teenager.

Judy Chapman, 26, of Great Harwood, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

All seven men were also convicted of the attempted murder of Pachah Khan who had been the intended target of the hit. 

Seven people have been found guilty of the murder of law student Aya Hachem (pictured) who was gunned down as she shopped for groceries in botched drive-by execution 

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