A care worker has today admitted targeting a professional poker player as part of a 'honeytrap ' robbery but denied luring him to his death , a court heard . Leonie Granger , 25 , swapped numbers with 56-year-old Mehmet Hassan after meeting him at a casino in Mayfair in London 's West End . The father-of-three was found dead a month later after he invited Granger back to his flat in Islington , north London , following a night out , where he was allegedly tied up and beaten . Leonie Granger , 25 , ( left ) has admitted targeting professional gambler Mehmet Hassan ( right ) in a 'honeytrap ' Granger told the Old Bailey the plan was discussed with her boyfriend Kyrron Jackson and his friend Nicholas Chandler , both 28 , on the day she met Mr Hassan - February 25 last year . She said : ‘ That ’ s when they first said something about getting someone ’ s number , get their number and then we ’ d rob them. ’ Asked what words they used , she replied : ‘ Honeytrap . Like getting their phone nicked or something , nothing serious . Just go to the casino , get someone ’ s number , come back out , that was it. ’ Her barrister Orlando Pownall QC asked her whether there was any discussion of the consequences to the victim or to herself , which she denied . Later that night Jackson and Chandler dropped her off at the Palm Beach Casino and parked around the corner . She said she was dressed casual in a pair of boots , a dress and a leather jacket when she went inside and met Mr Hassan , who sometimes won as much as £15,000 in one gambling session . CCTV shows Granger and Mr Hassan entering the Mayfair casino on the eve of his murder in March last year . Just hours after the pair were captured on CCTV , Mr Hassan was tied up and kicked to death in his home . Granger ( pictured with Mr Hassan in CCTV , left , and posing together at the Palm Beach Casino in London 's Mayfair , right ) was giving evidence in her case at the Old Bailey today . ‘ He said he liked my hair . He offered to get me a drink , asked me what I was doing there , ’ said Granger . ‘ I said I was just looking around the casino , see what it ’ s like. ’ Granger admitted using the name ‘ Rachel ’ when she gave him her phone number . The next day Mr Hassan texted her : ‘ Left just after you , did you get home alright ? Mehmet ’ . Granger , who worked at a care home for elderly people with dementia in Gillingham , Kent , replied : ‘ I am working until 7 lol . What you do ? Do you live around West End or just socialise ? ’ Granger exchanged numbers with Mr Hassan and the pair began texting before arranging a night out in March last year - the night before he died . Mr Hassan replied : ‘ I live in Islington , I ’ m a professional poker player . Don ’ t laugh Rachel because believe me I ’ m quite good . With your brains and my money we can make you into a great player. ’ Granger then said : ‘ I would like to become a good player just don ’ t have the funds to get into it. ’ His reply said : ‘ Funds is my department Rachel , please it will be my pleasure to wine and dine you. ’ Granger told the court that she told Jackson and Chandler she had spoken to someone in the casino but 'that was it ' . When asked how much time she had put into the whole project , she told the court that at this stage 'not a lot ' . Mr Hassan was allegedly tied up and kicked to death after he took Miss Granger back to his north London flat in the early hours of March 24 , last year . He was found lying in a pool of blood in his bedroom after his sister , Abide Ispanedi , raised the alarm at 9pm . A pathologist concluded his death was ‘ multi-factorial ’ and consistent with kicks to the head , neck and chest . Granger , Chandler and Jackson were all arrested soon after police launched a murder investigation . Film footage found on Granger ’ s phone showed all three smiling and laughing while handling wads of £50 notes stolen from Mr Hassan , it is claimed . Granger denies murder and conspiracy to falsely imprison Mr Hassan but has admitted her part in the robbery of Mr Hassan . Film footage found on Granger ’ s phone showed all three smiling and laughing while handling wads of £50 notes stolen from Mr Hassan , it is claimed . The pair visited the Palm Beach casino , where they swapped numbers and Granger used the name 'Rachel ' Chandler , of Barking , east London , and Jackson , of Lewisham , southeast London , deny robbery , murder and conspiracy to falsely imprison Mr Hassan . Chandler and Jackson also deny two further counts of conspiracy to commit robbery , two count of conspiracy to possess firearms with intent , two counts of conspiracy to possess imitation firearms and two counts of conspiracy to falsely imprison . The trial continues . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article .
Jackson , 25 , swapped numbers with Mehmet Hassan in a casino . She had discussed 'honeytrap ' plan with her boyfriend and friend that night . Pair began texting and she went back to his Islington flat after a night out . Mr Hassan was allegedly tied up and kicked to death and found a day later . Granger , Chandler and Leonie Granger were all arrested soon after investigation . Chandler and Leonie Granger , both 28 , deny charges of robbery and murder . Care worker Granger admits her part in the robbery but denies murder .