# Best Laid Plans - Part 2 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/best-laid-plans-part-2 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/best-laid-plans-part-2.md Podcast: [The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198) Published: 2026-03-04T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-true-crimeenthusiastpodcast/episodes/best-laid-plans-part-2 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66e15b1a7fb05edbd0bc5b7d/e/69a7520e2fb50a2e17787f3a/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/episodes/best-laid-plans-part-2 Duration seconds: 3063 ## Resource 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 Crime Enthusiast Podcast Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Youtube Website TTCE Merchandise Patreon Page   Remembering Mary, Sean, Shane, Leah and Viktorija. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/episodes/best-laid-plans-part-2/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-true-crime-enthusiast-podcast-397198/best-laid-plans-part-2.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.