Chinese couple finds they are brother and sister after DNA test

A Chinese married couple have discovered they were brother and sister after a DNA test, which they took as part of plans to have a child. The shocking news revealed by the Furong Forensic Centre of the No. 2 Provincial People’s Hospital in Hunan has left the couple confused about their next course of action, reports said.

They had approached the center for tests to ensure a safe and successful pregnancy. But tests conducted at the center showed there was a 99.9% possibility that the two spouses have a biological relationship.

The woman’s father had now confessed that he was in love with her husband’s mother and got a son out of wedlock. He then went on to marry another woman, which resulted in the birth of a girl. The two children grew up in the same neighborhood in China’s Jiangxi province and decided to marry a few years back.

Reports from Jiangxi said that people in their neighborhood often remarked about the striking similarity in their appearances. There were no objections raised, even by the woman’s father, when they announced plans to marry.

It is not clear if the woman’s father was ignorant about the husband’s antecedents or deliberately kept silent even after knowing the truth. The man’s mother has been dead for over 20 years.