Kids With Kids: Where Are Britain’s Youngest Parents Now

When they were catapulted into the
spotlight, they were still children.

However, in the intervening years, what
has become of the youngest parents in Britain?

This
week, we disclosed that Tressa Middleton, the youngest mother in Britain, is
currently expecting her fourth child, having given birth at the age of twelve.

A
photo of a baby ultrasound that the 29-year-old Bathgate, West Lothian,
Scotland resident posted on Facebook was taken 17 years after her first
pregnancy made headlines around the country.

She
exclaimed, “So guys, it’s another
girl!!” in the post. Four girls, I can’t believe it. Good luck, Darren.”

We
relive Tressa’s heartbreaking tragedy and what happened to the other youngest
parents in Britain as the expectant mother reveals her good news.

Horrific
attack

When
Tressa’s pregnancy was made public at the age of 11, it was thought to be the
consequence of an incident involving alcohol.

Born
from a chaotic household with a mother struggling with addiction, Tressa gave
birth not long after finishing elementary school.

Two
years after she gave birth, the young mother battled depression and alcohol and
cigarette addictions, which resulted in her child being taken from her custody
and placed for adoption.

The
father’s identity was kept a secret until 2009, when the young mother broke
down and told authorities that her elder brother Jason had s******y assaulted
her.

The
34-year-old Jason was found guilty of s******y abusing the woman starting when
she was seven years old and was sentenced to four years in prison in 2009. This
was all due to DNA evidence.

Tressa
stated to the Daily
Mail in 2011 that “sometimes
he blackmailed or bribed me to do it.”

“He’d say he was going to tell Mum. He’d
give me things – joints, drink, cigarettes. Or he’d threaten me.”

Since
then, Tressa has battled to put her life back together and overcome her
addiction to heroin, which cost her £400 every day.

She
and her partner, Darren Young, are currently expecting their third child.

UK’s
most recent youngest mum

For
fifteen years, Tressa was the youngest mother in Britain. However, in 2021, an
11-year-old was believed to have given birth, according to The Sun.

At
the age of ten, the girl—who remained anonymous for legal reasons—was s*****y
assaulted.

Her
family was unaware of the horrifying attack, and social services looked into
the matter at the time.

“It has come as a big shock,” a family
friend said in 2021 to The Sun.

“She’s now being surrounded by expert
help. The main thing is that she and the baby are OK.”

Father
with a baby face

The
story went viral when it was announced that 13-year-old Alfie Patten was going
to become a father.

Even
the prime minister at the time, David Cameron, offered his thoughts on the 2009
case, in which it was alleged that the father had fathered a child...