{"id":28432,"date":"2015-04-15T14:05:08","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T21:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=28432"},"modified":"2015-04-15T14:09:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T21:09:17","slug":"mehmet-hassan-killers-convicted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/mehmet-hassan-killers-convicted\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehmet Hassan Killers Convicted, Shocking Video Tells the Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Mehmet
Mehmet Hassan had no idea that Leonie Granger, entering the casino with him here as seen on surveillance video, would be his death trap. (Image: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three individuals were found guilty of killing Mehmet Hassan, a professional gambler who was killed in his London home back in March 2014.<\/p>\n

The murder occurred after Hassan was lured in by a woman he knew as “Rachel,” who then allowed two other men access to his flat, where he was killed.<\/p>\n

But “Rachel” was actually 25-year-old Leonie Granger, who met Hassan in a Mayfair casino shortly before his murder.<\/p>\n

On the night of the killing, Hassan took Granger to the Palm Beach Casino and gave her money to gamble with. They then traveled back to Hassan\u2019s Islington flat.<\/p>\n

Granger Set Robbery Plot in Motion<\/h2>\n

But Hassan was unaware that Granger was actually working with her boyfriend, Kyrron Jackson, and his friend, Nicholas Chandler, to set up a plot. She made sure that the duo gained access to the flat before she left.<\/p>\n

The two men then tied up Hassan before brutally kicking him to death. Then they tore through his home searching for the money they believed to be stashed in the apartment, as he was known to keep cash in his home, rather than depositing it into a bank account.<\/p>\n

Eventually, they found the cash. A video<\/a> on Granger\u2019s mobile phone showed the three defendants playing with numerous \u00a350 ($74) bills, stuffing them into their pants and throwing them around a room, as well as one pretending to relieve himself on bills scattered across the floor of the flat.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prosecutors say the video was made after Hassan\u2019s death, while the defense claimed it was actually made four months earlier and was unrelated to the case.<\/p>\n

But jurors were convinced that the three defendants were responsible for Hassan\u2019s death, and all three were found guilty. Jackson and Chandler were convicted of murder, while Granger was found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter for her role in the crime.<\/p>\n

When the verdicts were delivered, Chandler began to swear and lash out in the courtroom, forcing security officers to remove him from the court. Granger admitted to being part of a plan to rob Hassan, but said she had no direct role in the murder, which may have led to her lesser conviction.<\/p>\n

Jackson, Chandler Had History of Violent Crime<\/h2>\n

This was not the first time that Jackson and Chandler had been involved in violent crimes. In January and February of 2014, the pair had been involved in two armed robberies at a South Kensington casino. In each of those cases, victims were tied up and the men carried guns during the robberies.<\/p>\n

\"Mehmet
Mehmet Hassan took Granger, who presented under a different name, to gamble on his dime at London’s Palm Beach Casino Club. (Image: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hassan was a revered member of the London live casino gambling scene, and was said to regularly play poker at the Palm Beach Casino Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a wonderful warm man\u2026and he would gamble on anything,\u201d Hendon Mob founder Ross Boatman told the London Evening Standard<\/em> after his death. \u201cHe loved to gamble and, win or lose, it never affected him. He was always smiling, always upbeat.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jackson and Chandler were also convicted on charges of robbery, conspiracy to falsely imprison, and other charges. After the verdicts were read, Judge William Kennedy told the defendants that he expected them to face severe punishments for their crimes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou will return here for sentence on Tuesday 28 April,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cI think you understand you face very significant [time] and immediate custody.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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