Bahman Faraji MURDER : Underworld Friends Turned Enemies: Brutal Hit That Changed Liverpool.

The Belgrave Execution: How a Dirty Phone Unravelled a Liverpool Murder Conspiracy

Bahman Faraji knew people wanted him dead. He wore body armour beneath his shirt and told police he expected assassination attempts. But in February 2011, after three weeks of phone calls from someone called "Mick," he agreed to meet at a quiet Liverpool pub. It was a trap.

This is the story of a calculated execution orchestrated over prepaid phones, carried out in a residential street, and unravelled through forensic phone evidence that exposed an entire conspiracy. From a rejected asylum seeker who became a feared extortionist, to a former Brookside actor turned getaway driver, to a decade-long friendship that ended in murder—this case reveals how modern digital evidence dismantled a carefully planned hit.

What You'll Learn:
• How Bahman Faraji transformed from asylum seeker to one of Liverpool's most feared criminals
• The three-week phone operation that lured him to his death
• How investigators traced a single disposable mobile to expose the entire conspiracy
• The role of former TV star Brian Regan in the murder plot
• Why the Belgrave pub has remained abandoned for over a decade

Key Figures:

Bahman Faraji (victim) - Iranian extortionist who taxed drug dealers and wore body armour
Jason Gabbana - Former friend turned alleged commissioner of the hit
Simon Smart - Plasterer who posed as "Mick" using a burner phone
Edward Heffy - Gunman with armed robbery convictions
Brian Regan - Former Brookside actor and getaway driver
Timeline:

2003: Faraji's asylum claim rejected; attempts suicide
2010: Friendship with Gabbana collapses over disputed debts
Early 2011: Gabbana withdraws £9,500 from bank
February 2011: Three weeks of calls from "Mick"
February 24, 2011: Faraji shot dead outside Belgrave pub
January 2012: Three men convicted of murder, sentenced to life
This case was meticulously researched using court records, trial transcripts, witness testimony, and verified news reporting. We present only facts supported by evidence presented at trial.

Sources & Research:
Coverage based on Liverpool Crown Court proceedings (2011-2012), Court of Appeal records (2020), contemporaneous news reporting from Liverpool Echo, BBC, and other verified outlets.

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This video discusses a real murder case involving gun violence and organized crime. All information is factual and sourced from court records and verified reporting.

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The Belgrave pub remains vacant to this day—a silent monument to a murder that was supposed to disappear, but instead became one of Liverpool's most thoroughly documented contract killings.