Tressa Middleton became Britain’s youngest mother in 2006 at age 12. Her latest pregnancy, announced on Facebook with “So guys, it’s another girl!! Four girls, I can’t believe it,” comes after a tragic past. At 11, she was assaulted by her older brother Jason, later jailed for four years. Her baby was adopted after she battled addiction. She has since fought heroin dependence and now lives with partner Darren Young.
In 2021, an unnamed 11-year-old replaced Tressa as the UK’s youngest mum after being assaulted at 10. A family friend said, “The main thing is that she and the baby are OK.”
Alfie Patten, once thought to be a father at 13, learned via DNA test he wasn’t the biological dad. “I cried for days… I thought my world had ended,” he said. His adult life has been troubled by crime and addiction.
Sean Stewart became a father at 12 in 1998 with his 15-year-old neighbor. Later, he faced legal troubles and disappeared from public life.
The world’s youngest known mother, Lina Medina, gave birth in Peru in 1939 at just five due to precocious puberty. The father’s identity remains unknown.