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https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/04/05/84-year-old-woman-arrested-in-singapore-after-victims-identify-her-from-netflixs-con-mum-documentary/   The Online Citizen   Crime 84-year-old woman arrested and charged in Singapore after victims identify her from Netflix’s documentary British national Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud in Singapore after victims identified her in the Netflix documentary Con Mum. She allegedly defrauded individuals of over S$200,000 through false claims of inheritance and investment returns. Published   on  5 April 2025 By  The Online Citizen A British woman at the centre of a Netflix documentary has been formally charged in Singapore for allegedly scamming multiple victims in a series of deception cases involving more than S$200,000 (approximately US$149,000). Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, was produced in the State Courts on Saturday, 5 April, via videolink while lying in a hospital bed. Dressed in a striped shirt, she appeared weak and was accompanied by an investigating officer. Hanna is currently unrepresented by legal counsel. She faces five charges of fraud by false representation under Section 424A of Singapore’s Penal Code 1871. The charges carry a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a fine, or both. Her arrest on 28 March came days after the Netflix documentary Con Mum premiered globally. Victims in Singapore recognised Hanna as the woman portrayed in the film and filed police reports alleging they had been cheated by her under similar circumstances. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) stated that victims were allegedly lured into transferring money to Hanna under the pretext of legal fees and the opening of overseas bank accounts. Hanna promised returns from purported investment schemes or reimbursement from a fictitious inheritance. Believing these claims, the victims transferred significant amounts of money. According to SPF, five victims have been identified so far, with total losses amounting to more than S$200,000. During the court hearing, prosecutors requested that Hanna be remanded for a week following her discharge from Tan Tock Seng Hospital. They also sought permission to take her out for further investigations into similar offences. Both applications were granted, according to a report by CNA. When asked if she understood the proceedings, Hanna responded with a faint “yes.” Her case is scheduled to be mentioned again on 11 April 2025. Con Mum, directed by Nick Green, explores Hanna’s alleged long-standing pattern of deception, including the high-profile case involving British pastry chef Graham Hornigold. The film recounts how Hanna, using the name Dionne Hornigold, contacted Hornigold in 2020 claiming to be his biological mother. Despite initial scepticism, Hornigold agreed to meet her, particularly after she demonstrated knowledge of personal family details. A DNA test later confirmed with 99.9% certainty that she was indeed his mother. Soon after, Hanna claimed to be terminally ill and portrayed herself as a wealthy businesswoman, staying in luxury hotels and gifting Hornigold expensive items—including cars for both him and his pregnant partner. However, as shown in the documentary, those gifts were paid for by Hornigold himself, based on promises that she would reimburse him once her funds were made available. The COVID-19 pandemic was cited as an excuse for the delays. The scam cost Hornigold dearly—not only financially, but emotionally. His partner, Heather Kaniuk, left him and returned to New Zealand with their child. As the story unravelled, Kaniuk discovered other victims, including a man from Indonesia who had paid Hanna US$40,000 for a pilgrimage to Mecca that never occurred. Con Mum also uncovered Hanna’s earlier criminal record. A 1982 news article identified her as a woman previously convicted in the United Kingdom for obtaining cash and jewellery through deception. She was born in Malaysia and moved to the UK in 1971. In 1980, she was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment for similar fraudulent activity. Claims made by Hanna throughout the years—including that she was related to the Sultan of Brunei—were debunked. A formal letter shown in the documentary from the Brunei Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that no such person was linked to the royal family. Her purported terminal illness has also come under scrutiny. In the film, Hornigold questions the authenticity of medical evidence provided by Hanna, including photos suspected to have been manipulated using red food dye. The charges now filed in Singapore mark the latest chapter in a decades-long trail of deception and legal proceedings linked to Hanna. Further investigations are expected to determine if additional victims may come forward

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/con-mum-netflix-british-woman-dionne-marie-hanna-charged-singapore-courts-fraud-5045546     Singapore Woman at the centre of Netflix documentary Con Mum charged in Singapore with fraud BookmarkShare         Singapore Woman at the centre of Netflix documentary Con Mum charged in Singapore with fraud Dionne Marie Hanna was featured in Netflix documentary Con Mum, where she is said to have cheated her own son.  Dionne Marie Hanna, the star of Netflix documentary Con Mum, was charged in Singapore's State Courts on Apr 5, 2024. (Screengrab from Netflix)   Listen 4 min   Koh Wan Ting 05 Apr 2025 09:57AM (Updated: 05 Apr 2025 10:55AM) BookmarkShare   Read a summary of this article on FAST.     FAST SINGAPORE: The whereabouts of an alleged con woman featured in a scam documentary were revealed on Saturday (Apr 5), when she was produced in Singapore's State Courts for fraud charges. British national Dionne Marie Hanna, 84, was arrested on Mar 28, days after a documentary called Con Mum debuted on streaming platform Netflix. It tells the story of how she allegedly tricked her son, leaving him in debt, after reconnecting with him.  Hanna appeared in the State Courts via videolink. She was lying on a hospital bed, dressed in a striped shirt. An investigating officer was with Hanna, who was unrepresented. She was then handed five counts of fraud by false representation involving three alleged victims.  According to the police, Hannah allegedly cheated her victims through promises of investment opportunities and inheritance entitlements. The victims were asked to transfer money for legal fees and the opening of overseas bank accounts, and were allegedly promised that they would be reimbursed through Hanna's inheritance. ACCUSED CLAIMED SHE IS TERMINALLY ILL Two of the offences are said to have occurred in France, where Hanna supposedly deceived a man named Paiman Supangat. Between Mar 3 and Mar 5, Hanna is said to have told him that he needed to pay legal fees to open a bank account, and for her to increase the contribution amount to him. She is also accused of deceiving Mr Paiman into thinking that she intended to repay him the money that she wanted to borrow from him to fund her personal shopping expenses. She had no intention of returning the money, the charge stated.  In Singapore, sometime between Feb 17 and Mar 10, Hanna claimed that she was from the Brunei royal family, that she was terminally ill with cancer, and that she wanted to distribute her wealth to Mr Paiman and his son. Her purported health condition was allegedly used to cheat another victim in Singapore, Mr Mohamed Syafiq Paiman. She allegedly expressed her desire to distribute her wealth to him on Mar 10 this year.   Hanna is suspected of deceiving a third victim, Mr Mohamed Ariffin Mohamed Kawaja Kamaludin, at 10 Scotts Road - the address of Grand Hyatt hotel in Singapore - from Feb 13 to Feb 14. She allegedly committed fraud by making him believe she was terminally ill with cancer, and expressing her intention to donate S$3 million (US$2.2 million) to Masjid Khalid and S$2 million to Mawar Community Services, a registered society to help ex-offenders. Charge sheets did not state the value of losses suffered by the alleged victims. Singapore police said on Friday that Hanna is believed to be involved in at least five cases of cheating with losses amounting to more than S$200,000. The judge granted the prosecution's application to have Hanna remanded for a week upon her discharge from Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and for permission to have her taken out for investigations into similar offences.  Asked if she understood, Hanna replied "yes" weakly. Her case will be mentioned again on Apr 11. CON MUM DOCUMENTARY Singapore police said that they have been receiving reports from victims since Mar 28. The victims only realised that they had been cheated after Hanna was featured in Con Mum, which became available on Netflix on Mar 25.  Con Mum follows the experience of a London pastry chef Graham Hornigold, whose life was upended when Hanna, claiming to be his long-lost mother, reappeared to him in 2020. Hanna is referred to as Dionne in the film.  Presenting herself as a wealthy daughter of the sultan of Brunei, Hanna then proceeds to con Mr Hornigold and other victims out of more than hundreds of thousands of pounds, according to the documentary. The developments caused Mr Hornigold's split with his partner. The story is told through interviews with Mr Hornigold, his ex-partner and other alleged victims of Hanna's. At the end of it, Mr Hornigold is shown to have a video call with Hanna, who claims to be in Malaysia. However, media reports on the film have placed her whereabouts as unknown, as Hanna declined to participate in the documentary. A DNA test shown at the end of the documentary concludes that Hanna was indeed Mr Hornigold's biological mother. If convicted of fraud by false representation in Singapore, an offender may be jailed for up to 20 years, fined, or both.       

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