Best Laid Plans - Part 2

Best Laid Plans - Part 2

From The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast by Always True Crime

March 4, 2026 · 51 min · Season 10 · Episode 30

About this episode

This episode covers the trial of three men charged in connection with a deliberate explosion in Leicester that resulted in five deaths.

The horrific explosion in Leicester, on 25th February 2018, which claimed the lives of five people, would have been terrible enough were it a tragic accident - but, what made it much worse, more inhumane, is that by just three days after the blast, police were convinced that it had been a deliberate act, and soon afterwards, charges were raised against three men for this - Arkan Ali, Hawkar Hassan, and Aram Kurd - the store's propreitor. This time around, in the second part of Best Laid Plans, i bring you the first part of the account of their resulting trial. The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.   Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )   Stone – Autonomy The Slow Country – Firing Line   The True Crime Enthusiast's Fundraiser For Macmillan Cancer Support   References - Available upon request.   Follow/Contact/Support The True…

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Host: Always True Crime

Topics covered

  • explosion
  • trial
  • deliberate act
  • Leicester
  • true crime
  • homicide
  • investigation

Keywords

  • Leicester explosion
  • true crime
  • trial
  • Arkan Ali
  • Hawkar Hassan
  • Aram Kurd
  • homicide
  • investigation
  • Macmillan Cancer Support

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