A Nigerian mother living in the United Kingdom has defied the genetic odds to give birth to a white boy.

 In something that happens to one in a a million,Catherine Howarth, 32, from Milton Keynes, gave birth to Jonah.  The baby born on June 1, has pale skin, green eyes and light brown hair.

Recalling the moment she delivered Jonah in Milton Keynes Hospital on June 1, his mother told the Sunday Mirror: ‘The midwife looked at me and looked back down at Jonah and then at me again and couldn’t believe it.'

‘Some children get darker after a few weeks when the skin colour they will have for life starts to become obvious. But you can see from the colour at the tips of their ears what that Jonah was fully white.

‘We have been told I must have been carrying a recessive gene. My parents were from Nigeria and, for as far back as anyone can remember; my family have all been black.’
 

Catherine is married to a 34-year old medical recruitment consultant Richard. He was as shocked as his wife but maintains that the colour of Jonah, their first child, is no bother.

Their delight lies in the knowledge that Jonah is healthy after some labour complications.

‘The colour of Jonah’s skin is of no concern - Jonah being a healthy and happy baby is what matters.’