Boy who thinks he is a girl

Zach Avery with her mum

A five-year-old boy is living as a girl after telling his parents he is trapped in the wrong body.

Zach Avery, shown with mum Teresa, has blonde pigtails and is treated as a girl at school.

Theresa, 32, said proudly: "Other kids haven't batted an eyelid. There's been no problems.

She also yesterday told of the touching moment he came to her and told of his torment.

Zach was just three, but already felt he was trapped in the wrong body.

The mum-of-four said: "He just turned round to me one day and said: 'Mummy... I'm a girl'."