A ‘honey trap’ killer charged with murder was caught on police station camera lying to her young son about why she couldn’t come home.
Surpreet Dhillon, 36, was charged with murder after she seduced and drugged Saul Murray, 33, with an accomplice before calling two men who stabbed him to death at his own home in Luton, Bedfordshire, in February 2022. .
In the footage, shown from 24 hours in police custody, Dhillon is seen crying after she was charged with murder, before speaking to her son on the phone.
Dhillon says: ‘I’m still here, I’ve got a few things to work out with them. I’ll be home in the next couple of weeks.’
When the boy asked her if she was a murder suspect, she added: “No, they were wrong about that, I’m helping them with that.” I’m just helping you, that’s not true, okay?’
In the footage, shown from 24 hours in police custody, Dhillon (pictured) is seen crying after she was charged with murder, before speaking to her son on the phone.
Dhillon says: ‘I’m still here, I’ve got a few things to work out with them. I’ll be home in the next couple of weeks.’ Pictured: Dhillon being interviewed by police
But Dhillon, from Stratford, London, was jailed at Luton Crown Court this month for ten years after she was found guilty of manslaughter.
She was involved with three other people in the plot to drug and rob Mr Murray after seeing pictures of his Rolex watches on social media.
Murray was found naked in a pool of blood at the communal entrance to his apartment in New Town Street, Luton, after Dhillon called two accomplices, Ikram Affia, 31, and Cleo Brown, 29, when GHB failed to report him. had knocked out
An autopsy found that he died from a deep wound to the thigh. She entered his femoral artery and bled out from the wound.
The prosecutor said Dhillon and his accomplice Temidayo Awe, 21, had shared brandy with Murray and “gave him GHB to knock him out”.
The dangerous illegal class B drug has been associated with ‘date rape’, after victims’ drinks were spiked with doses, or ‘chemsex’, where GHB is used to increase libido.
The medicine comes in powder or liquid form. When mixed with another central nervous system depressant, such as alcohol, GHB can put the user into a coma in a matter of minutes.
Experts warn that even a small amount of the drug raises risk of accidental overdose.
Accomplices Brown, 29, of Hackney, London, and Awe were found guilty of manslaughter and received 11 and seven years in prison respectively.
Affia, 31, from Hackney, London, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum sentence of 25 years.
Mr Murray’s body with stab wounds was discovered in his apartment on February 27 last year after Surpreet Dhillon, 36, (left) and Temidayo Awe, 21 (right) attacked him.
A jury found 31-year-old Ikem Affia (left) guilty of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum sentence of 25 years. Cleon Brown, 29, (right) was found guilty of manslaughter. He was jailed for 11 years.
The murder took place in the early hours of Sunday, February 27 last year after Dhillon contacted Murray via Instagram and WhatsApp.
The four defendants traveled to Luton from London late on Saturday 26 February in a Mercedes A-Class car that Brown had hired.
Murray met Dhillon and Awe outside their apartment as the two men drove away and used a McDonalds Drive-thru. It was during this time that the women drugged him.
The prosecutor said that at some point there was clearly some degree of sexual activity between the two women and Murray. Swabs from both sides of her face and neck contained DNA from both women.
The GHB dose had not been strong enough to knock Murray out and the two men were contacted.
CCTV showed jury at Luton crown court the women leaving the apartment, followed 19 seconds later by the two men. Affia carried a large knife in her right hand.
CCTV showed jury at Luton crown court that the women, who admitted to similarly attacking other men, left the apartment, followed 19 seconds later by the two men.
Ikram Affia (pictured) carried a large knife in his right hand.
Murray was found naked in a pool of blood at the communal entrance to the apartments on New Town Street, after the two men working with the women, Ikram Affia, 31, and Cleon Brown, 29, entered his house to snatch your valuables (Pictured: Selected Rolexes)
The targeted Rolex watches were fake and Murray, a father of six, had no expensive items in the apartment, which he had just moved into.
Police linked Dhillon to the crime through Instagram contact with Murray. Awe was picked up through her social media contact with Dhillon.
Police were later able to identify Affia by a distinctive and rare Moncler designer coat she was wearing. It matched the one used on CCTV the night of the crime.
When giving evidence, Dhillon admitted to setting up six men in similar traps between October 2021 and February 2022. One victim lost £32,000. She said that Awe had been involved on four occasions.
What is the dangerous ‘date rape drug’ GHB?
GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, is a dangerous Schedule B illegal drug that is often associated with date rape.
The chemical is widely sold online as an industrial solvent, particularly for cleaning alloy wheels, and as a rust and paint remover and nail polish thinner.
It is odorless and is usually sold in small bottles or capsules, the NHS reports.
The drug, also known as G, Gina, Liquid E, and Liquid ecstasy, is a depressant that can cause sedation.
Some people have reported that taking the drug makes them feel euphoric, a loss of inhibition, increased confidence, and increased sexual desire.
The chemical is widely sold online as an industrial solvent, particularly for cleaning alloy wheels, and as a rust and paint remover and nail polish thinner.
The effects of GHB usually occur within 15 to 20 minutes of consumption and can last up to four hours.
When mixed with another central nervous system depressant, such as alcohol, GHB can put the user into a coma in a matter of minutes.
Experts warn that even a small amount of the drug raises risk of accidental overdose.
GHB has been used by a number of criminals, including Britain’s most prolific rapist, Reynhard Sinaga, who was jailed for life last year for 159 sex offences, including 136 rapes.
It was also used by ‘mischievous and monstrous’ serial killer Stephen Port, who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of the drug.