DNA reveals he is child's real father

Today, we continue with our buzzworthy feature, Paternity Puzzle.

The Paternity Puzzle feature attempts to help families solve paternity disputes. One lucky person, each month, will get a free test and reveal the truth once and for all.

This and every Wednesday, we publish the story of a mother and a suspected father who will both give their sides in tales of allegation and denial.

Be sure to follow the series as THE STAR awards a free DNA test, sponsored by Caribbean Genetics, to the most interesting story for the month.

André Williams

STAR Writer

The eagerly anticipated paternity test result for last month's winning story '53-year-old Man Wants Child ... Requesting DNA to prove Paternity' is in.

A lot was riding on the result of this paternity in particular because the elderly man in question wanted to silence all doubters who said he was too old to get the job done.

Well today, Michael Wallace, 53, is more confident than ever, as he has silenced all the critics after the return of a positive paternity result which reads,"The alleged father, Michael Wallace, cannot be excluded as the biological father of the child ..."

In addition, based on the analysis of the DNA, the probability of paternity is 99.9995 per cent when compared to an untested, unrelated random individual of the Jamaican population.

"Boy, it come in like I am on top of the world!" said Wallace after the result was read to him.

Wallace held his ground throughout, saying he was always sure about the paternity he just needed proof.

According to him, his partner 43-year-old Samantha Johnson, is the doubtful one in the equation.

Mi glad man

He said, "A she have doubts, because she do things behind my back and never mek mi know. When mi find out, mi request of her that we do a test."

Johnson was just as elated when she heard the result of the paternity.

She expressed, "Mi glad man ... thank God."

Johnson told THE STAR that her first point of duty was a name change.

Wallace was very much in agreement. He said, "Mi want it change to ... mi nuh even like the last name weh she have ya now. Mi nuh want a grow a child til she get big and a next man come drive up and say a his and gone with her so mi glad fi know the truth."

Walllace had only one thing to say to the naysayers , "Dem lose ... the doubters always lose."

In the pretest interview with THE STAR, both had the same expectations for the result.

Wallace said: "Mi just want the pickney ina my name, mi want her to be mine."

Johnson said: "Mi want it to be his (Wallace) own, cause him tek care of her."

When asked what would happen after the result is revealed, Wallace said: "If she is not my child, then it's no problem, enuh, because me know a my own. If a nuh so a so, because me still a tek care of her. If the result says she is mine, mi woulda glad and continue to take care of her."

Johnson said: "If is not his own then a nuh nothing. Him will still take care of her. And if the result says the child is his, then I would change her name ... we agree to it already."

Do you have any doubts that a child is yours, or have you been denied access to a child who you believe is yours? Well, here is the chance for you to find out the truth. Contact THE STAR at 932-6271/932-6249 or 932-6282 to share your story and qualify for a chance to get a free DNA test, courtesy of Caribbean Genetics.