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Iona Young

Terrified West Lothian locals spot 'cursed' doll in local charity shop

Terrified West Lothian locals have spotted a 'cursed' doll in local charity shop that has a full head of human-like hair.

The doll is said to resemble Jesus looking over an innocent child was spotted in the Cancer Research shop in Linlithgow.

The 5ft figurine which comes with a certificate and the smaller child doll is on sale for a bargain £25 in the store.

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The porcelain Jesus look-a-like comes with a model of a child and a certificate of origin that reads: "Let the little children come to me."

Followed by information about the origin of the doll which reads: "Let the Little Children Come to Me, is the first issue of Messages of Hope collection designed by Titus Tomescu and produced under the hallmark of the Ashton-Drake Galleries.

"The edition of 'Let the Little Children come to Me' ends no later than December 31, 1995, at which time moulds for this issue will be broken and no other porcelain will ever be cast.

Despite being on sale for £25 in West Lothian the dolls seem to be a bit of a collectors item in the States and go for around $99 on online bidding site eBay.

Although the dolls may not be everyone's cup of tea as locals branded the religious doll as "cursed" and many were quick to name the dolls look-a-likes such as Joe Wicks, Barry Gibb, Jimmy Saville and Liz McDonald from Coronation Street.

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Social media users were in stitches over the unique porcelain Jesus doll with some calling it demonic, creepy and frightening.

Amanda Jane exclaimed: "It's a man, woman and toddler all rolled into one."

Maureen Daniels said: "Crimped blonde Jesus is looking a bit pervy there."

Mark Hughes joked: "F****** love Joe Wicks, got me through lock down."

Lynne Switzer added: "WTF. This is wrong on so many levels."

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