Ghanaian Man Finds Out First Child Is Not His After Eight Years: "It Was A Very Big Blow To Me"

Ghanaian Man Finds Out First Child Is Not His After Eight Years: "It Was A Very Big Blow To Me"

  • A Ghanaian man has shared a sad story of how he recently discovered that he is not the biological father of his eight-year-old child
  • Speaking in an interview, he said he refused to act on the matter since he had developed a strong bond with the child
  • Netizens who thronged the comment section expressed their sympathy for the man

A Ghanaian man has shared a heartbreaking story of how he nurtured a child only to find out he is not the father of that child eight years later.

Speaking on Joy FM, he revealed that he had dated his wife for five years and proceeded to marry her after she disclosed that she was pregnant for him.

Ghanaian man finds out first child is not his after eight years
Ghanaian man breaks down after finding out 8-year-old son is not his child. Photo credit: @Dragana991
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They had two children during their marriage; however, he recently found out that he is not the biological father of one of the children.

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"It was a very big blow to me because I found out at church. It happened in the full glare of the whole church," he revealed.

Narrating his ordeal, he noted that despite the shocking discovery, he chose not to take any action against his wife because he had formed a strong bond with the child.

The situation took a more dramatic turn when his wife later filed for divorce and indicated in the divorce filing that they only have one child together.

He said the situation has since left him broken.

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Netizens symphatise with the man

His story drew a lot of sympathy from netizens, who were deeply moved by his emotional situation.

They took to the comment section to share some words of encouragement with him.

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@Daniel Akalabanyah wrote:

"Hmm. Marriage life is something else. Is only God who can see us through. Thanks for sharing and may God continue to strengthen you paaa."

@Kobina Hagan wrote:

"Bruhhh!!! Sorry ok."

@Bayward Sung wrote:

"Heart-rending story."

Ghanaian lady confesses she changed DNA results of kids so their dad gets divorced and marries her

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a lady confessed to altering the DNA results to break up a marriage.

The lady, who worked in a hospital, admitted to swapping DNA results to falsely indicate that the children were not biologically related to the man.

This resulted in the divorce of the man and his ex-wife.

Source: YEN.com.gh

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human-Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: jessie.ola-morris@yen.com.gh