Helen Hewlett

Helen Hewlett is British woman who has been convicted of the soliciting murder after she hired a hitman to kill Paul Belton, who she worked with at the time. Hewlett and Paul Belton had sex in a car in the parking lot of their workplace. She became infatuated with him. Paul Belton changed jobs to get away from her and she obtained employment at his new workplace. Paul Belton rejected Hewlett and she responded by attempting to have him murdered.

Hewlett went to a website called Online Killers Market and paid more than £20,000 in bitcoin to hire a killer. The site was of course a scam intending to take money from people wanting others killed.

Hewlett pleaded not guilty but was found guilty by a unanimous jury.

Hewlett is a mother of five.

As of February 2023 Hewlett is in custody awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for 5 April 2023.