UK Woman Attempted to Hire a Hitman on the Dark Web

A jury at the Norwich Crown Court found a married woman guilty of trying to hire a hitman on the darknet to kill a man following a brief sexual relationship.

Helen Hewlett as she was being arrested

According to media reports, 43-year-old Helen Hewlett, of Norfolk, UK, deposited more than £20,000 to a fraudulent murder-for-hire site on the dark web called Online Killers Market and placed an order for a hit on 50-year-old Paul Belton.
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