Chilling moment killer lies to her son about why she couldn't go home

Chilling moment honeytrap killer lies to her son about why she could not come home – after being charged with murder

• Surpreet Dhillon, 36, is heard telling her son she would be home in a few weeks 
• But she was later convicted of manslaughter for killing Saul Murray, 33, in 2022 

A ‘honeytrap’ killer charged with murder was caught on a 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 in his own home in Luton, Bedfordshire, in February 2022.

In the footage, shown in 24 Hours in Police Custody, Dhillon is seen crying after she was charged with murder, before speaking to her son over the phone.

Dhillon says: ‘I’m still here, I’ve got to sort some stuff out with them. I’m going to be home in the next couple of weeks.’

When asked by the boy is she was suspected of murder, she adds: ‘No, they got that wrong, I’m helping them with it. I’m just helping them, that’s not true okay?’

In the footage, shown in 24 Hours in Police Custody, Dhillon (pictured) is seen crying after she was charged with murder, before speaking to her son over the phone

Dhillon says: ‘I’m still here, I’ve got to sort some stuff out with them. I’m going to be home in the next couple of weeks.’ Pictured: Dhillon being interviewed by police

But Dhillon, of 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 images of his Rolex watches on social media.

Mr Murray was found naked in a pool of blood in the communal entrance to his flat in New Town Street, Luton, after Dhillon called two accomplices Ikram Affia, 31, and Cleo Brown, 29, when GHB had not knocked him out.

A post mortem found he died from a deep wound to his thigh. It penetrated his femoral artery and he bled out from the injury.

The prosecutor said Dhillon and accomplice Temidayo Awe, 21, had shared brandy with Murray and ‘gave him GHB to knock him out’.

The dangerous class B illegal drug has been associated with ‘date rape’ – after victims’ drinks were spiked with doses – or ‘chemsex’, where GHB is used to enhance libido.

The drug comes in a powder or liquid form. When mixed with another central nervous system depressant such as alcohol, GHB can put the user into a coma within minutes. 

Experts warn that even a tiny amount of the drug poses risk of accidental overdose.

Accomplices Brown, 29, of Hackney, London, and Awe were convicted of manslaughter and were given 11 and seven years in prison respectively.

Affia, 31, of Hackney, London was found guilty of murder and convicted for life with a minimum term of 25 years.

Mr Murray’s body was discovered with stab wounds at his flat on February 27 last year after he was targeted by Surpreet Dhillon, 36, (left) and Temidayo Awe, 21 (right)

A jury found Ikem Affia, 31, (left) guilty of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 25 years. Cleon Brown, 29, (right) was convicted of manslaughter. He was jailed for 11 years

The murder took place in the very early hours of Sunday February 27 last year after Dhillon made contact with Murray via Instagram and WhatsApp.

The four defendants travelled to Luton from London late on Saturday February 26 in a Mercedes A-class car that Brown had hired.

Murray met Dhillon and Awe outside his flat while the two men went off in the car and used a Drive-thru McDonalds. It was during this time the women drugged him.

The prosecutor said at some point there was plainly some degree of sexual activity between the two women and Murray. Swabs from both sides of his face and neck contained DNA from both women. 

The GHB dose had not been strong enough to knock out Murray and the two men were contacted.

CCTV played to the jury at Luton crown court showed the women leaving the flat, followed 19 seconds later by the two men. Affia was carrying a large knife in his right hand. 

CCTV played to the jury at Luton crown court showed the women, who admitted targeting other men in a similar way, leaving the flat, followed 19 seconds later by the two men

Ikram Affia (pictured) was carrying a large knife in his right hand 

Murray was found naked in a pool of blood in the communal entrance to the flats in New Town Street, after the two men working with the women – Ikram Affia, 31, and Cleon Brown, 29 – entered his home to snatch his valuable items (Pictured: The targeted Rolexes) 

The targeted Rolex watches were fake and Murray, a father of six, had no expensive items in the flat, which he had only just occupied. 

The police linked Dhillon to the crime through the Instagram contact with Murray. Awe was picked up through her social media contact with Dhillon. 

The police were later able to identify Affia by a distinctive and rare designer Moncler coat he was wearing. It matched the one worn in the CCTV on the night of the offence. 

When she gave evidence, Dhillon admitted targeting six men in similar honeytraps between October 2021 and February 2022. One victim lost £32,000. She said Awe had been involved on four occasions.

What is dangerous ‘date rape drug’ GHB? 

GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, is a dangerous Class B illegal drug often associated with date rape.

The chemical is widely sold online as an industrial solvent, particularly to clean alloy wheels, and as a rust and paint remover, and nail varnish thinner. 

It is odourless and usually sold in small bottles or capsules, the NHS reports. 

The drug – otherwise known as G, Gina, Liquid E and Liquid ecstasy – is a depressant that can cause sedation.

Some people have reported taking the drug makes them feel euphoric, a loss of inhibition, increased confidence and a higher sex drive.

The chemical is widely sold online as an industrial solvent, particularly to clean alloy wheels, and as a rust and paint remover, and nail varnish 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 within minutes. 

Experts warn that even a tiny amount of the drug poses risk of accidental overdose.

GHB has been used by several 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 ‘wicked and monstrous’ serial killer Stephen Port, who poisoned four young men with lethal doses of the drug. 

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