A 13-year-old British boy — with the physical appearance of a child much younger, standing at 4 feet tall — is the father of a new baby girl, The Sun reports.
Alfie Patten's girlfriend Chantelle Steadman, 15, became pregnant after a one-time tryst between the two, according to Alfie's father, Dennis.
"He didn’t know what he was doing and of the complications that could come," said Dennis Patten.
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The young couple kept their situation a secret until Steadman's pregnancy began to show. She said she knew they made a mistake but would be loving parents.
"When my mum found out, I thought I was going to get in trouble. We wanted to have the baby but were worried how people would react," Alfie Patten said.
Despite being a young father, Alfie's father describes him as a typical boy who "loves computer games and boxing."
Britain’s youngest known father is Sean Stewart, who became a dad at 12 in 1998.
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