The court heard Mr Mahumad was believed to be the target of the attempted shooting on September 7 2019, with Ms Betro lying in wait outside the family home in a car she bought earlier that day.

The jury was shown CCTV of his son, Sikander Ali, arriving home and a person with their face covered approaching him and firing the gun at point-blank range.

After it jammed, Mr Ali managed to escape by reversing his SUV out of the road, clipping the car door and damaging it so badly it would no longer close.

It is claimed Ms Betro returned to the scene in a taxi in the early hours of 8 September and fired three shots through the windows of the empty family home.

Prior to this alleged return visit, the jury were told she had sent messages to Mr Mahumad, which included: “Where are you hiding?” “Stop playing hide and seek, you are lucky it jammed.”

The trial continues.