Briton in Netflix documentary Con Mum offered $50k bail; alleged offences involved around $500k

Dionne Marie Hanna was arrested on March 28 and subsequently charged in the State Courts on April 5. PHOTO: NETFLIX

Shaffiq Alkhatib

UPDATED Apr 17, 2025, 10:59 AM

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SINGAPORE - A British national featured in a Netflix documentary on scammers has been offered bail of $50,000, with a police prosecutor on April 17 saying she is allegedly linked to offences involving around $500,000 in total.

Dionne Marie Hanna appeared in the State Courts via video-link from Central Police Division.

When asked by District Judge Brenda Tan if she had a bailor, Hanna replied in a soft voice: “I don’t have anybody to bail me out.”

Hanna is not represented by a lawyer. Her pre-trial conference will take place on May 16.

The 84-year-old was arrested on March 28 and subsequently charged in the State Courts on April 5with five counts of fraud by false representation.

The alleged offences involved three victims.

She had previously appeared before the courts on April 11, the day after she was discharged from hospital.

The case against Hanna came about when police received several reports from alleged victims who accused her of offering them fake investment opportunities.

They also said she had falsely claimed inheritance entitlement, which led them to loan her money.

Hanna was featured in the Netflix documentary Con Mum, where producers detailed how she allegedly tricked her own son into giving her £300,000 (S$520,000) after re-entering his life 45 years after his birth.