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May 23, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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Britain Hit Gone Wrong

From left, Miriam, Umbareen and Nishat Siddiqi arrive at Swansea Crown Court for the trial of Ben Hope and Jason Richards who were on trial for the murder of Aamir Siddiqi, in Swansea Wales, Friday Feb. 1, 2013. Two bungling British hit men who went to the wrong address and stabbed a teenager to death instead of their intended victim were convicted of murder Friday. Prosecutors said Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, were paid 1,000 pounds ($1,600) each to kill a man who owed money to an underworld businessman. But the pair, both heroin addicts, killed 17-year-old Aamir Siddiqi on his doorstep instead. Hope and Richards also attacked the teen's parents as they tried to save their son, who had wanted to be a lawyer. (AP Photo/Anthony Stone/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

From left, Miriam, Umbareen and Nishat Siddiqi arrive at Swansea Crown Court for the trial of Ben Hope and Jason Richards who were on trial for the murder of Aamir Siddiqi, in Swansea Wales, Friday Feb. 1, 2013. Two bungling British hit men who went to the wrong address and stabbed a teenager to death instead of their intended victim were convicted of murder Friday. Prosecutors said Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, were paid 1,000 pounds ($1,600) each to kill a man who owed money to an underworld businessman. But the pair, both heroin addicts, killed 17-year-old Aamir Siddiqi on his doorstep instead. Hope and Richards also attacked the teen's parents as they tried to save their son, who had wanted to be a lawyer. (AP Photo/Anthony Stone/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT

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