Tressa Middleton, Britain’s youngest mother at 12, is expecting her fourth child, a girl, with partner Darren Young. Now 29, Tressa, from Bathgate, Scotland, made headlines in 2006. Raised in a chaotic household with an addicted mother, she faced a horrific assault by her brother Jason, who was later convicted. Tressa battled depression and heroin addiction, losing custody of her first child. She’s since rebuilt her life.
In 2021, an 11-year-old became Britain’s youngest mother after a sexual assault, with social services intervening. The baby and mother were reported safe.
Alfie Patten, once thought to be Britain’s youngest father at 13 in 2009, discovered via DNA he wasn’t the father of his girlfriend’s child. Devastated, he faced alcoholism and legal troubles, including a 2021 eviction for suspected drug issues.
Sean Stewart, Britain’s youngest father in 1998 at 12, had a son with neighbor Emma Webster, 15. They later parted, and Sean faced legal issues for theft in the 2000s.
Lina Medina, the world’s youngest mother, gave birth at five in Peru in 1939 due to precocious puberty. The father’s identity remains unknown.
