South Africa: Sibling Couple Devastated After Accidental Incest

Pregnant with her fiancé's child, a woman in South Africa was horrified to learn that the father of her baby is her own brother.

According to The Daily Mail, the engaged couple has been dating for nearly five years and is expecting their first child next month. The Associated Press reports that it was "love at first sight" when the siblings met at university.

The mother is reportedly devastated, and has said that she doesn't know how she will tell their child. The father told the Associated Press, "We can't think straight at the moment and will just take everything one step at a time."

The sister and brother did not recognize each other because they were raised 50 miles apart by their mother and father, respectively.

Although their case is rare, the South African siblings are not the only ones concerned with accidental incest.

In Iceland, a phone app attempts to circumvent such problems, which are apparently somewhat common in the 300,000-person country. GlobalPost reports that 'The Book Of Icelanders' allows potential lovers to compare their genealogies: "To avoid incest, all one has to do is put in their name, their prospective girlfriend's or boyfriend's name and the database will spit out exactly how related they are to each other."

Watch the report above.