Black parents give birth to white baby

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By heero_yuy2

Black parents...white baby

By VIRGINIA WHEELER

THE stunned black dad of a newborn, WHITE, baby girl declared yesterday — "I'm sure she's my kid ... I just don't know why she's BLONDE."

British Nmachi Ihegboro has amazed genetics experts who say the little girl is NOT an albino.

Dad Ben, 44, a customer services adviser, admitted: "We both just sat there after the birth staring at her."

Mum Angela, 35, of Woolwich, South London, beamed as she said: "She's beautiful - a miracle baby."

Ben told yesterday how he was so shocked when Nmachi was born, he even joked: "Is she MINE?"

He added: "Actually, the first thing I did was look at her and say, 'What the flip?'"

But as the baby's older brother and sister - both black - crowded round the "little miracle" at their home in South London, Ben declared: "Of course she's mine."

Blue-eyed blonde Nmachi, whose name means "Beauty of God" in the Nigerian couple's homeland, has baffled genetics experts because neither Ben nor wife Angela have ANY mixed-race family history.

Pale genes skipping generations before cropping up again could have explained the baby's appearance.

Ben also stressed: "My wife is true to me. Even if she hadn't been, the baby still wouldn't look like that.

"We both just sat there after the birth staring at her for ages - not saying anything."

Doctors at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup - where Angela, from nearby Woolwich, gave birth - have told the parents Nmachi is definitely no albino.

Ben, who came to Britain with his wife five years ago and works for South Eastern Trains, said: "She doesn't look like an albino child anyway - not like the ones I've seen back in Nigeria or in books. She just looks like a healthy white baby."

He went on: "My mum is a black Nigerian although she has a bit fairer skin than mine.

"But we don't know of any white ancestry. We wondered if it was a genetic twist.

"But even then, what is with the long curly blonde hair?"

Professor Bryan Sykes, head of Human Genetics at Oxford University and Britain's leading expert, yesterday called the birth "extraordinary".

He said: "In mixed race humans, the lighter variant of skin tone may come out in a child - and this can sometimes be startlingly different to the skin of the parents.

"This might be the case where there is a lot of genetic mixing, as in Afro-Caribbean populations. But in Nigeria there is little mixing."

Prof Sykes said BOTH parents would have needed "some form of white ancestry" for a pale version of their genes to be passed on.

But he added: "The hair is extremely unusual. Even many blonde children don't have blonde hair like this at birth."

The expert said some unknown mutation was the most likely explanation.

He admitted: "The rules of genetics are complex and we still don't understand what happens in many cases."

The amazing birth comes five years after Kylie Hodgson became mum to twin daughters - one white and the other black - in Nottingham.

Kylie, now 23, and her partner Remi Horder, now 21, are both mixed race.

Even so the odds were estimated at a million to one.

The Sun told in 2002 how a white couple had Asian twins after a sperm mix-up by a fertility clinic.

Yesterday three-day-old Nmachi's churchgoing mum Angela admitted that she was "speechless" at first seeing her baby girl, who was delivered in a caesarean op.

She said: "I thought, 'What is this little doll?'

"She's beautiful and I love her. Her colour doesn't matter. She's a miracle baby.

"But still, what on earth happened here?"

Her husband told how their son Chisom, four, was even more confused than them by his new sister.

Ben said: "Our other daughter Dumebi is only two so she's too young to understand.

"But our boy keeps coming to look at his sister and then sits down looking puzzled.

"We're a black family. Suddenly he has a white sister."

Ben continued: "Of course, we are baffled too and want to know what's happened. But we understand life is very strange.

"All that matters is that she's healthy and that we love her.She's a proud British Nigerian."

Queen Mary's Hospital said: "Congratulations to Angela and her family on the birth of their daughter."

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3060907/Black-parents-give-bir...

So...which parent does she look like? XP

By nadinenana• 30 Jul 2010 08:19
nadinenana

the baby has their features except for the skin color....but this is strange.....

By anonymous• 29 Jul 2010 16:41
anonymous

Cognitive dissonance at work...

"I'm SURE she's mine", the dad said, ignoring the evidence very literally and figuratively staring him in the face...

Much like global warming, if you think about it

By Naseebfinder• 28 Jul 2010 22:55
Naseebfinder

I read,

British Nmachi Ihegboro has amazed genetics experts who say the little girl is NOT an albino.

this must be a miracle....I beleive

By Naseebfinder• 28 Jul 2010 22:46
Naseebfinder

I'll read it again,thanks drmana.

By drmana• 28 Jul 2010 22:37
drmana

Naseebfinder, check that they have clearly mentioned that "the child is definitely not an albino", hence skin problem doesn't seem to be the case here.

By Naseebfinder• 28 Jul 2010 22:26
Naseebfinder

Its a skin disorder.....called Albinsim

Have you ever heard the word albino? It's a word that's sometimes used to describe a condition called albinism (say: al-buh-nih-zum). Humans, animals, and even plants can have this condition, which means that the person, animal, or plant doesn't have the usual amount of pigment, or color.

By lemontree• 28 Jul 2010 17:25
lemontree

sudden change in baby's gene....or blind nurse...or white neighbor.....or skin disorder,,,or simlply a miracle

lots of possibilities

By Naseebfinder• 28 Jul 2010 17:24
Naseebfinder

masha ALLAH cute baby.

By dandem• 28 Jul 2010 17:12
dandem

STRANGE.....MIRACLE.....!!!!!!!!

By donald_duc168• 28 Jul 2010 12:47
donald_duc168

many times before.... one family in north africa have 3 children with the same incident...

By hamadaCZ• 28 Jul 2010 12:45
hamadaCZ

Some Arabs have had similar cases before, so it happens.

By SimpleLiving• 27 Jul 2010 22:19
SimpleLiving

maybe, the husband should ask his white neighbour....lol

By verisimilitude• 22 Jul 2010 16:49
verisimilitude

the eyes are definitely britexpat

but around the lips looks like UKEngQatar

tough call...

By anonymous• 22 Jul 2010 12:29
anonymous

Drmana..Since its in UK ...I have only 2 gentlemen as suspects...

one is Britexpat and the other is UKEngQatar....hope they were not involved in the crime at the same time.

By drmana• 22 Jul 2010 12:20
drmana

Jack, they have clearly mentioned that "the child is definitely not an albino", hence skin problem doesn't seem to be the case here.

But why does the article not mention anywhere that the paternity tests have been done?

Can she be a surrogate mother for someone else's baby?

By anonymous• 22 Jul 2010 12:08
anonymous

This could be due to skin problem with which the skin has lost its pigmentation...

back home there was a guy in my school with blond hair and white skin....looking exactly like a White European Kid... but some little portions still had the brown colour...with time he would become completely white.

Maybe the child had that ailment....all you dirty minded people ...:)

By gkramer• 21 Jul 2010 19:20
gkramer

Maybe it's an indication from the mighty God that all future generations will be white :o)

Beware you colored folks ;o)

By edifis• 21 Jul 2010 19:17
edifis

The mother knows more about this mystery.

By verisimilitude• 21 Jul 2010 15:05
verisimilitude

All these genetically modified vegetables ain't good fer ya

By gudone• 21 Jul 2010 11:16
gudone

u r absolutely correct ..Mr.M...

Miracles .....

By Mr M.• 21 Jul 2010 10:18
Mr M.

SUBHAAN ALLAH,ALLAH SWT is capable of anything,this is sure a miracle! MASHA ALLAH.

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 09:26
mjamille28

I tend to agree with Pilgram..

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 09:21
soniya

mj, i don't believe this news..For me: either the baby got changed at the delivery room which is quite possible or the parents want to become famous with their fishy tale..THATS IT..

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 09:13
mjamille28

soniya, what are trying to imply?

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 09:08
soniya

I think the baby must have got changed in the delivery room where the other WHITE lady was having labor..he hehe

By anonymous• 21 Jul 2010 09:02
anonymous

I doubt they would have released this to the papers without doing a quick, simple blood test to determine the parentage. That would just be stupid.

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 09:01
soniya

She is cute, no doubt..But i don't believe in miracles..Something wrong is there..Her MOM would know it better..he hehe

By mjamille28• 21 Jul 2010 08:37
mjamille28

she is just so cute!

By SPEED• 21 Jul 2010 08:34
SPEED

By soniya• 21 Jul 2010 08:29
soniya

UUmmm !! something fishy..he hehe..

By anonymous• 21 Jul 2010 08:04
anonymous

If you look at her features, she does resemble them both, just not in colouring. Pretty cool. :)

By vivek_planner• 21 Jul 2010 05:31
vivek_planner

Strange!!!!!!

By Xena• 21 Jul 2010 02:59
Rating: 4/5
Xena

through German Shepherds I used to breed back home (knowing who to breed to get the correct colouring or to correct defects within the parents - ie breeding puppies to better the breed)....

But generally, even if the mom had been having an affair with some who was white... the genes from the mother would have come through much more than they have... which seems like almost zilch...

This is truly strange.... hmmmm... me thinks there is way more to this story....

By anonymous• 21 Jul 2010 00:51
anonymous

Looks like angela is lying about her relationship with the red neck!

By verisimilitude• 21 Jul 2010 00:33
verisimilitude

Your signature line is "Don't look 4 opstacles in life, look 4 magic!"

and you just said that you don't believe in miracles

By HeavyD• 21 Jul 2010 00:09
HeavyD

Sorry... guyz, i don't believe in miracles! Dat mum better remember her steps..))):

By csymllr• 20 Jul 2010 23:42
csymllr

flanostu, im with you. I know what happened...

By ex.ex.expat• 20 Jul 2010 23:00
ex.ex.expat

But I would hate to see problems down the road if the child is not the father's and he lets it eat away at him once the publicity and questions start (as it now appears to have).

She is a little darling, though and her siblings are also adorable.

By FathimaH• 20 Jul 2010 22:54
FathimaH

The baby's so.....cute,Maashallah! ""All that matters is that she's healthy and that we love her" yep her folks are sure right!

By britexpat• 20 Jul 2010 22:49
britexpat

Must admit, I would not have taken it so well...

By gkramer• 20 Jul 2010 22:36
gkramer

uh oh good the father believes in miracles

By Sugar Qtr• 20 Jul 2010 22:02
Sugar Qtr

I read this today and found it fascinating !!

By ex.ex.expat• 20 Jul 2010 22:00
ex.ex.expat

I would definitely think it would ease minds.

By britexpat• 20 Jul 2010 21:58
britexpat

She's cute , whatever the colour ...

By flanostu• 20 Jul 2010 21:49
flanostu

i would've walked out of the hospital.

By edifis• 20 Jul 2010 21:43
edifis

I doubt. still...

By shapil• 20 Jul 2010 21:41
shapil

Comon baby it dont matter if you are black or white...Micheal Jaikishan would have loved have loved it if he was born like that ;)

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