Teen saved by friends after she posts terrified selfies on Facebook while boyfriend threatened to kill her

A teenager whose boyfriend was threatening to
kill her was saved by friends after barricading
herself in the bathroom and posting terrified
selfies on Facebook. Joshua Knight, 19, warned
Amy Wilson, 18, 'I don't want to hurt you, but I'm
going to hurt you' before pointing a BB gun, which
she believed was real, at her.
The victim was too scared to call the police in
case Knight overheard, so she shut herself in the
bathroom and took several pictures of her tearful
face on her phone.
She then posted the shocking images on a
Facebook chat group, writing: "I'm in a legit
hostage situation" and "This is an actual
emergency".
Amy's horrified friends called the police and
Knight - who has no criminal record and has
recently been offered a university place - was
arrested.
He was later convicted at a Newcastle-upon-Tyne
court of having a BB gun with the intention of
causing fear of violence.
Speaking after the court case, Amy, who is an
apprentice at a school for children with special
needs in Hebburn, South Tyneside, said: "I had no
idea where this had come from.
"I was absolutely terrified, I thought he was
going to kill me. "He just told me to get in
the bathroom because he was getting
agitated and saying he was going to hurt
me. "When he was banging on the door it
was so scary. I even thought about trying
to get out of the window but it was too
high.
"I told my three closest friends what was
happening on Facebook chat.
"I was scared to ring the police in case
Josh heard and tried to smash his way into
the bathroom.
"I was crying and my fingers were shaking
so much that I couldn't type and my
messages weren't making any sense.