Schoolgirl Pregnant at THIRTEEN After Fling With Under-age Boy

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A 13-year-old schoolgirl is pregnant after having a fling with an under-age boy.

The girl is still going to classes at her local high school and is being given her family’s full support.

The father of her child is understood to be under 16, the Daily Record reports.

It is not known how far advanced the teenager’s pregnancy is, and last night the girl’s mother declined to comment at the family home in Dumfriesshire.

Tressa Middleton, from Bathgate, West Lothian, became Scotland’s youngest mum in June 2006.

She shocked the nation when she became pregnant aged just 11 and gave birth to a daughter at 12.

The troubled youngster later admitted to spiralling into a deep depression and turning to alcohol and drugs after the baby was born.

She gave up her child when the tot was two, after revealing she had been conceived as a result of rape by her own brother.

Last month, a 12-year-old English girl became the UK’s youngest mum ever when she gave birth to a baby girl.

She was a few months younger than Tressa was when she gave birth.

The girl and her boyfriend, who is 13, are the youngest parents in recent UK history, based on combined age.

Tressa, now 20, said of the English girl’s baby: “The mum should be proud of herself for keeping the baby.

“I just hope she carries on at school. I didn’t and still regret it. The big difference for her is having a loving family. I had nobody.”

NHS Dumfries and Galloway said yesterday they were“totally committed” to reducing the number of under-age mothers.

Scottish Government figures showed 61 reported cases of under-age mothers in the area from 2008-2010.

Scotland has one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in western Europe, although it is declining.