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
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leonie granger, 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 jackson were all arrested soon after investigation . chandler and jackson, both 28, deny charges of robbery and murder . care worker granger admits her part in the robbery but denies murder 