Tanya Nasir convicted in Merthyr of falsifying nursing qualifications

In January 2020, a pediatric matron in Bridgend noticed a problem with Tanya Nasir’s Nursing and Midwifery Council number.

In her application, she said she received her nursing degree in 2010, but the code started with “13,” meaning she qualified in the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

The matron, Sian Townsend, went through her CV and application to see if there were any other discrepancies, beginning to unravel her web of lies.

Her children’s school believed she was a doctor, while others were told she was a captain and major, and her friends believed she was crucial to the army’s response to Covid in Wales.

While Nasir was studying for her adult nursing degree at Buckingham New University, she appeared in court to admit four counts of benefit fraud, but did not disclose this.

She provided a false probation letter stating that she did not have to tell the university.

And when her home in Brecon was searched by police in April 2021, bundles of other fake documents and certificates were found.