Jesus tattoo leaves ghostly imprint on man's shirt

Bolton in Lancashire now has its own version of the Turin Shroud. The Adlington,Shroud, as it has been named, bears a striking resemblance to the famous artefact — but its origins are somewhat less mysterious.

Father-of-two Terry O’Neill, aged 43, had an intricate design depicting Jesus tattooed on his back at Psycho Monkey, in Adlington, which is popular with tattoo fans across Bolton, Chorley and beyond.



Afterwards, staff at the shop gave him a spare T-shirt to wear until he got home so he that did not ruin his clothes. When he took the Tshirt off, he discovered it had created an imprint of Jesus’ face on it.

Shop manager Alan Calderbank said: “We gave him a T-shirt so he wouldn’t spoil his bedsheets and he gave it back with an imprint of Jesus, or as we call it, The Adlington Shroud.” Born-again Christian, Mr O’Neill said: “It was amazing. It’s a shroud. They are going to frame it and put it up in the shop.”