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29 May, 2005

Natasha, Jade and Jemma

When I was in Cardiff, I noticed this. Sunday afternoon, on the Queens Streen in Cardiff, I found lots of teenage girls who have kids. They seemed too young to have kids. In addition, some of the girls smoked a cigarette beside a buggy.

» BBC News | Sisters give birth at 12, 14, 16
And I came across an article which made what I saw fairly certain. I wasn't wrong.

Three schoolgirl sisters, Natasha, Jade and Jemma, have given birth aged 12, 14 and 16 and receive £600 a week in benefits. Oh my god.

Posted at 21:30 | UK