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For nearly a decade, Wendy* has been haunted by the claim that her eight-year-old daughter was not fathered by her current partner, Dave*.

In fact, her ex-boyfriend, Sam*, is convinced that he is the father.

"Every time him (Sam) see me, him wah come hold argument, 'bout how mi gi him daughter to a next man, and all a walk 'round a tell people lie pan me," Wendy related.

Despite her firm denial and unwavering belief in Dave's paternity, Sam continues to accuse her of deception, sowing seeds of confusion that Wendy says have taken a toll on her family.

Wendy and Sam spent six years together and share two sons. But just a month after their break-up, Wendy met Dave, and the two quickly fell in love. Shortly after, Wendy gave birth to a daughter.

Dave was recorded on the birth certificate as the father, but Sam is furious. He thinks the child bears not only his resemblance, but also his genes.

"Because she brown like him (Sam), him always a seh she look like him, but she is not his!" Wendy declared. "To me, she don't even look like him -- she more favour (resemble) me."

Wendy said that her two sons with Sam both have a developmental disorder, but this is not the case with her daughter.

REASON FOR SUSPICION

"Wi two son dem have autism and she don't have it, suh that's a next reason why mi know seh she a nuh fi him own," Wendy reasoned.

Wendy further told THE WEEKEND STAR that she and Dave are parents to two additional children, and they are committed to each other.

"We have wi ups and downs, enuh, but him is a good father," she said of Dave.

She badly wants Sam out of their lives.

"Every minute this man (Sam) come a cause problem wid him foolishness."

Tired of the back and forth, Wendy has turned to THE STAR's DNA Detective -- in partnership with Polygenics Consulting -- in hopes of settling the matter once and for all.

Dave, who also wants the issue resolved, said that he is certain of the truth, and worries about the impact the ongoing drama may have on the little girl.

"Mi know she is mine. Mi nuh have nuh doubt 'bout that. She look like me, and everything," he said.

"But this man keep on a confuse di pickney brain. And as mi tell har (Wendy), yuh cyaa have two man a claim one child, and mi daughter know she cyaa have two daddy."

*names changed to protect identity