Third teenage daughter of mum of 14 pregnant

MUM of 14 children Joanne Watson said yesterday that her pregnant 15-year-old daughter was no different to any other expectant teenager.

The separated mother, who asked to be referred to as Miss, said she could not keep an eye on what her children were up to day and night.

Miss Watson's fifth child, Mariah, who will be 16 next week, has followed in her older sisters' footsteps and become a teenage mum.

Police said that they would not be carrying out an investigation into underage sex unless the girl concerned made a complaint.

The Daily Mail yesterday reported that the father was not around and Mariah would be living off benefits like her mother.

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