Just 29 but already a grandpa

A 29-year-old man has become the youngest grandfather in Britain after his 14-year-old daughter gave birth. -- PHOTO: THE DAILY CHILLI

A 29-YEAR-OLD man has become the youngest grandfather in Britain after his 14-year-old daughter gave birth.

Shem Davies - of Bridgend, Wales - was also 14 when he became a father for the first time, The Sun reported. His schoolgirl daughter Tia now has had a girl before her 15th birthday, it said.

Mr Davies - who split with Tia's mother Kelly three months after she was born - said he was 'absolutely delighted' at the news. Mr Davies was 'shocked' when his daughter told him she was pregnant by her 15-year-old boyfriend.

He also has a nine-month-old son with new girlfriend Robyn Thomas. 'One minute Tia's a baby, the next she's pregnant. I could have yelled at her, but what's the point? I know how hard it's going to be for them because I was in their shoes at the same age.'

'I didn't handle it very well when I became a dad at 14. I wasn't able to cope with it and I ran away,' he said. Tia's mother Kelly said: 'My worst nightmare has always been that Tia would repeat my mistake and get pregnant young.'

'I always lectured her about contraception.' -- THE STAR/ANN

Source: The Straits Times