'It’s miraculous no one was injured' - Pair facing jail after shotgun fired in Oldbury
A man and a woman are facing jail after shots were fired at a house in Oldbury earlier this year.
In the early hours of February 17, a black Hyundai drove on Vicarage Street multiple times before coming to a stop outside an address.
The driver than exited the vehicle and fired a shotgun twice at the living room and bedroom windows of the property, injuring no one, before fleeing the scene.
Following further enquiries, West Midlands Police then arrested Sima Khan and Assan Hussain at their home addresses in the West Midlands.
During a search of Khan’s address, police found a self-loading pistol with live ammunition hidden in a handbag underneath her bed.
Although forensic examination showed the gun recovered was not used in the shooting, Khan, of Navigation Road, Birmingham was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and possession of a firearm and was consequently charged.
Hussain, of Edgbaston Road, Birmingham was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
They both denied the offences at an earlier hearing but were found guilty following a trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
They are due to be sentenced on 31 October.
Detective Sergeant Lucy Mooney from West Midlands Police's Major Crime Unit said: “It’s miraculous no one was injured as a result of the dangerous actions of Hussain.
“This was a planned attack. Hussain had set up his mode of transport away from the scene and surveyed the area before firing the shotgun.
“Khan helped Hussain after the shooting and was even found in possession of an unrelated gun.
“We are determined to take firearms off our streets and put dangerous offenders behind bars.”
