Mum who faked DNA test to block newborn baby’s biological dad from seeing her is jailed -despite being pregnant again
A “SPITEFUL” mum who faked a DNA test to block her baby’s biological dad from seeing her has been jailed.
Georgina Saville, 25, spun a callous web of lies to “derail” Kyle Fitton’s legal bid to see the newborn and another daughter they shared.
The pair had been in a “toxic” four-year relationship, with Kyle, 26, moving out shortly after Saville fell pregnant with their second child.
She gave birth to the baby girl in January 2022 but blocked her ex from seeing the newborn.
When his legal team requested a DNA test from his ex, she sent them bogus results claiming the baby girl belonged to her new boyfriend.
“Vengeful” Saville was today jailed for 32 months – despite begging to be spared prison as she is six weeks pregnant.
Rejecting her pleas, Judge Peter Henry said: “You are pregnant but it’s quite clear that you became pregnant, knowing that you were facing a sentence for this matter and knowing that the court had warned you that custody was very much on the cards.”
Saville was previously convicted of perverting the course of public justice and a rare charge of wilfully making a false declaration as to a birth.
Southampton Crown Court was told Saville and Kyle had applied for non-molestation orders against each other following the baby’s birth.
Kyle then started legal proceedings in the Family Court regarding access to his two children and getting his name added to the newborn’s birth certificate.
His eligibility to apply for those orders “depended upon him having parental responsibility” by being the biological dad to both girls.
When Saville was asked for a DNA test, she at first claimed Kyle was not the dad and that her children had “nothing to do with him”.
She later sent over an apparent test result that claimed her new boyfriend Danny Mellows was the dad.
This was despite her messaging her mum admitting her two daughters were “full blood sisters”.
She had also text her, saying: “I’m sticking to saying he’s not the dad to this one, I’ve had enough”.
Prosecutor Nick Tucker said Saville “sought to mislead [Kyle] and his solicitor and, if taken at face value, that test result might have deterred him from pursuing the proceedings any further”.
He added: “We say this was a spiteful and calculated attempt to derail his case by dishonest means.”
In July 2022, another DNA test was ordered by the Family Court that confirmed the baby’s paternity.
Despite this, Saville went back to the Registry Office and changed the birth certificate to claim Mellows was the father.
Mr Tucker said: “He wasn’t the father. He must’ve known that, and certainly Georgina Saville knew that.
“Knowing that Kyle was the father, she made a false declaration to Births and Deaths, knowing in so doing she would effectively be able to show (Mr Mellows) had parental responsibility whereas (Mr Fitton) would not.”
After she was arrested, Saville claimed biology “didn’t mean anything”, the court was told.
Speaking previously, Kyle said he had been left “broken” by his ex’s scheming.
The dad also revealed he didn’t get to meet his daughter until she 15 months old, which “killed” him and said hearing her refer to Mellows as “daddy” left him in pieces.
He added: “I knew from day one [the baby] was mine.
“I knew from that point, I had to fight this, I had to fight for the truth.
“I knew she was mine and I had to prove this just to get the truth.”