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

AuthorIona Young
Published date16 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
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.

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...

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