Did dead grandfather make an ghostly appearance at christening of his granddaughter?

A grandmother was left astonished after a photo posted on Facebook from her granddaughter’s christening appeared to show the ghost of her late husband.

When Heather Sewell, 50, first saw the picture she immediately spotted the apparition, bearing a striking resemblance to her late husband Terry.

The black and white face can be seen above the church font hovering over baby Mia-Bella Kennett and the rest of the family.

The bizarre image was caught on camera at St Martin’s Church, Canterbury, Kent by Mrs Sewell's son Jamie, 29, on his mobile phone.

It was only when the grandmother-of-two was looking through the photos online later that she spotted the familiar face beside the family.

Outline: Mrs Sewell said she was shocked when she noticed the face in the picture taken during her granddaughter's christening
Mrs Sewell, from Petham, Kent, said she could not believe the likeness to her late husband.

Terry Sewell, who worked as a labourer, died 17 years ago after committing suicide aged 41.

St Martin’s is the oldest church in the country that is still in use for religious services, but a ghostly encounter has never been reported previously at the church.

Heather's daughter Gemma Sewell, 27, and her partner Jamie were joined by their older daughter Jaiden, 5, and two sets of godparents for Mia-Bella Kennett's Christening.