A car transporting an infamous “cursed” painting broke down and the latest buyers have reported a “spell of bad luck” since the purchase.

James Kislingbury bought the spooky picture of a stern-faced young girl in a red dress from Zoe Elliott-Brown, who is from St Leonards.

Zoe, 36, went on ITV’s This Morning in August to talk about her spooky experiences after she bought the painting from Hastings Advice Representation Centre (Harc) charity shop in St Leonards this summer.

After she bought the painting, strange things happened to her and her mother, which she said were “unexplained”.

She said she was “chased by a shadowy black figure” and decided to sell the painting on eBay.

Since buying the painting for £1,600, James, manager of The London Bridge Experience, has had “supernatural” experiences.

James said: “I went to pick it up from St Leonards and on the way back my car broke down unexpectedly.

“We then put the painting up in the attraction and water appeared to run down the face of the girl in the picture which was really bizarre.

“Then we started to experience problems, our Wi-Fi stopped working, we got a team in overnight and they couldn't find a problem.

“All the TVs in the attraction went down and again the tech team came in and couldn't find a reason for them not working, then our washing machine broke down.

“Other spooky things included one of our staff members opening up and seeing a black-skirted figure but there was no one else here.

“A pool of water suddenly appeared on the floor but we are under a bridge so we wouldn't normally see anything like this.

“I went on a holiday to get away from it all and dislocated my shoulder in a freak accident on a water slide and on my way home someone died on a ferry I was on and my flight was delayed, I really did think I was cursed."

Despite the bad luck the attraction has decided to keep the picture - which now stands in the entrance to The London Bridge Experience up for its Halloween celebrations.

James added: “We're hoping that the painting will finally be able to rest here with us, we are keen to know what the story is behind the painting to have created such unrest.”