Chantelle Jones, now 21, became Britain's youngest mother at age of 12

A woman who was raped and impregnated by her mother's lover when she was 11 years old has accused her mum of blowing her victim compensation money on a wedding.

Chantelle Jones became Britain's youngest mother when she gave birth to a son in 2006 - aged just 12 - after being attacked twice by rapist Russel Tovey.

Told by her mother Beverley Bale she would receive £15,000 in compensation when she turned 21, she was shocked to be handed only £2,000 - and claims her mother spent £10,000 of it on a wedding.

As Ms Jones was under 18 when the compensation money was awarded, it was paid to her mother to look after on her behalf.

But Ms Jones told the Sunday People her 45-year-old mother gave her £7,000 on her 18th birthday, but told her the remainder of the £22,000 could not be handed over until her 21st birthday.

When that date arrived, she received only £2,000. 

The claim is all the more shocking given it was Mrs Bale's then-lover, Russel Tovey, who raped Ms Jones.

Initially mistaking the pregnancy for weight gain, it was only two weeks before she gave birth that doctors discovered the baby growing inside her.

Beverley Bale, 45, admitted stealing £13,000 in compensation earmarked for her daughter - who was raped at the age of 11 by Bale's partner



Chantelle Jones, pictured with her boyfriend Max Hodges, became Britain's youngest mother when she gave birth to a son in 2006 - aged just 12

Terrified of Tovey, she initially told police she was raped by two strangers. But after continued questioning, she named him as her attacker.

Ms Jones told the paper: 'She's betrayed me for the last time. Not only have I lost my childhood, I've lost my baby and now I've lost my compensation for being raped.

'She's ruined my life and I don't want anything to do with her.'

Mrs Bale declined to comment when approached by the paper.

However, last month Bale appeared at Gloucester Crown Court after pleading guilty to stealing £13,000 in compensation from her daughter.

The court heard how she pleaded guilty to theft and was jailed for 16 months, suspended for two years. She was also ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work.

At the time of her sentencing, Bale could not be named as it would identify Ms Jones, who, as the victim of a sex crime, has an automatic right to anonymity. However, she has waived that right in order to tell her story.

Joe Maloney, defending, said that Bale was ‘very embarrassed’ by what she had done. He added that her financial situation had become ‘increasingly parlous’ and said she had used the money to support the family.

Chantelle Jones cradling the child she gave birth to at just 12-years-old



Ms Jones, left, says her mother Beverley Bale, right, has ruined her life and she wants nothing further to do with her



Mrs Bale, pictured right on her wedding day, allegedly spent £10,000 of her daughter's compensation on the big day. Pictured, left, Ms Jones and her boyfriend Max Hodges on her mother's wedding day

Russel Tovey, aged 31 at the time of his crime, admitted raping Ms Jones twice between May and July in 2005 and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2006.

During sentencing, his attacks were described as 'undiluted wickedness' by a judge.

Judge Jamie Tabor, QC, said: 'You have taken away not just her adolescence but what remains of her childhood. The consequences are catastrophic and this will affect her for the rest of her life. You have quite clearly lost your moral compass,' according to The Telegraph.

The Belfry Hotel in Cindeford, Gloucestershire, where Mrs Bale had her wedding reception

Ms Jones was awarded £22,000 by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, Gloucester Crown Court (pictured) was told