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The British boy alleged to have become a dad at age 12 is not the baby’s father, a British newspaper reports.

Mirror

Alfie Patten was believed to be Britain’s youngest father after his 15-year-old girlfriend, Chantelle Steadman, gave birth to baby girl Maisie. But then many other boys claimed they also slept with the mother, who had previously said that Alfie was the only boy she had slept with. As a result, Alfie took a DNA test, which indicated that he’s not the father.

The Mirror reports:

The result will be a blow to Alfie who was “devastated” by the boys’ claims and “adored” Maisie.

He was convinced he was the dad after a single night of unprotected sex with Chantelle.

Before he took the test, he said: “I didn’t know about DNA tests before but mum explained it’s when they do a swab in your mouth and it tells if you’re the dad. So if I have it, they can all shut up.”

His mum Nicole, 43, added at the time: “It had not even crossed Alfie’s mind whether Chantelle had not been faithful to him. He’s absolutely devastated that these lads say they slept with her.”

What do you think should be the next step in this story that just keeps getting sadder and sadder? Should they give DNA tests to all the boys or just sign Alfie up for the position because he has made it clear that he wants to be the dad? We can only hope that baby Maisie gets the love and care she deserves.