The woman once crowned Britain’s youngest mother after giving birth at the tender age of 12 has announced she is expecting another child.
Tressa Middleton, from Bathgate, West Lothian, hit the headlines in 2006 when it was revealed she was giving birth just after leaving primary school.
Then aged 12, her child was taken into social care, as Tressa slipped into depression and struggled with addictions to alcohol and cigarettes.
Years later, the dark truth behind her tale was uncovered when it was revealed that the father of her baby was her twisted brother, Jason, who had raped her.
Jason was sentenced to four years behind bars for his twisted crime, and is understood to have been released in the early 2000s.
Tressa has since turned her life around with partner Darren Young, and the couple revealed this week that she is around 20 weeks pregnant with another daughter by him.
Tressa Middleton, from Bathgate, West Lothian, hit the headlines in 2006 when it was revealed she was giving birth just after leaving primary school. She is now expecting her second child with partner Darren Young (pictured together above)
Then aged 12, her child was taken into social care, as Tressa (pictured in 2006) slipped into depression and struggled with addictions to alcohol and cigarettes
Posting a picture of their birth scan to social media, Tressa’s partner Darren said earlier this month: ‘It’s another girl – Arihanna is absolutely delighted.’
Arihanna is the couple’s first daughter, born weighing 8lbs 1oz in October 2017 after a 24-hour labour.
Tressa was the talk of the country and a media frenzy surrounded her family in 2006 when it was revealed she was expecting a baby aged just 11.
Tressa Middleton and her fiance Darren Young (pictured) welcomed baby Arihanna into the world in October 2018
She had suffered a damaged childhood – her mum Tracey Tallons struggled with addiction and Tressa was forced to endure late night parties.
Her older brother Jason sexually abused her from the age of seven and she fell pregnant by him when he raped her four years later.
She kept the identity of the baby’s father a secret and the pair were taken into care until – aged 14 – she broke down and told a social worker what had really happened.
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It led to her daughter being taken away from her and then adopted in 2008.
Jason, 19 at the time, was jailed for four years in 2009 after a DNA test proved Tressa was telling the truth.
Sex attacker: Tressa’s brother Jason (pictured) was arrested and jailed for four years after it transpired he had raped his sister in 2005
Arihanna (right) is the couple’s first daughter and delighted to hear she will soon have a younger sister
Tressa, of Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, has previously spoken of her upset that she was unable to keep her first baby.
Tressa knows she should be happier than ever – but without her other daughter, the experience has been bittersweet.
She said: ‘I felt pure joy the moment Arihanna was born. There were times I thought I’d never have another baby, like it wasn’t meant to be.
‘But I also feel so guilty, because Arihanna is with me and my older daughter is not.
‘She is still the first thing I think about every morning and the last thing I think about at night.
‘I love her so much and I’ll always be her mum. I can’t be properly happy without her. It breaks my heart that Arihanna will grow up without knowing her big sister.’
She told the Sunday Mirror in 2018: ‘Arihanna will always know she has a big sister. I talk to her about it now, even though she can’t understand. She’ll never be a secret.
‘They are polar opposites – Arihanna is smiley and contented, while my other daughter was vocal and feisty. But I just know they’d get on.
‘I tell Arihanna if her sister was here they’d play games together. I really hope that one day they can meet. It would mean the world to me.
‘In the meantime all I want is for Arihanna to have a normal childhood, where she knows she is loved and safe.’
Source: Daily Mail
