Mother stands by her incest children

A Scottish mother says she will stand by her children despite finding them on the lounge having sex.

Karina Cameron said she was horrified when she caught son Nick, 31 and daughter Danielle Heaney, 25, in the act, The Sun newspaper reports.

Nick was taken into foster care as a baby while his half-sister Danielle Heane was raised by their mother.

Mr Cameron and Ms Heaney met for the first time in 2006 and described the meeting as "love at first sight".

The pair say they are affected by genetic sexual attraction, or GSA. The condition is said to affect relatives who are separated when they are young and reunited as adults.

Ms Cameron said despite being initially disgusted by her children's' behaviour, she now understood it was likely because of GSA.

Research has indicated that up to half of separated close relatives who meet in adulthood feel GSA towards each other but very few act on their urges.

"The moment I saw him, I knew he was the man I wanted to be with for the rest of my life," Ms Heaney said.

Mr Cameron said the moment he met Ms Heaney he felt an overwhelming love for her.

The pair pursued a physical relationship despite Ms Heaney being married with a young child.

Their mother reported them to the police after she caught them having sex on the sofa of Ms Heaney's house.

The couple were handed a suspended sentence for multiple charges of incest and told they will be jailed if they have sex again.

"We hug and kiss, but if things start going too far one of us will have the sense to stop," Ms Heaney said.