Dec 24, 2007, 11:30 GMT
Amy Winehouse will be kidnapped and "harmed" unless she pays a £100,000 ransom, it has been reported.
03/15/2007 - Amy Winehouse - Amy Winehouse at the Brush Tent at SXSW - SXSW - Austin, TX © Daniel Locke / PR Photos
The 'Rehab' singer's husband Blake Fielder-Civil - who is currently being held at London's Pentonville Prison awaiting trial - has been warned Amy will be "snatched" unless the couple pay the staggering sum to a group of his fellow jail mates.
Blake has now sent Amy a letter begging her to be extra cautious and vigilant in order to stay safe.
A source said: "Blake is living in fear for Amy's and his own life. At first he thought the guys in jail with him were just trying their luck, but the threats have gotten more and more serious.
"They have ordered Blake to pay the £100,000 into a secret bank account within the next few days or else Amy will be snatched and harmed.
"Blake knows it would be easy for someone to bundle Amy into a car, he is worried sick."
Blake is being held on remand after allegedly conspiring to pervert the course of justice by bribing James King, the landlord of Macbeth's public house in Hoxton, to withdraw his allegation of grievous bodily harm (GBH) against the 25-year-old.
He will remain in custody until January 18 for a plea and directions hearing.
Last week, Amy was arrested, questioned and released on bail by police. She voluntarily turned herself into Shoreditch police station, in London's Hackney area, in connection with Blake's charge of perverting the course of justice.
Meanwhile, Amy has been banned from visiting Blake in an open hall after he failed a drugs test.
The 'Back to Black' star will now only see her spouse from behind a glass screen and the couple cannot have any physical contact.
A source said: "As a precaution, the governor banned Amy from having any more open visits with Blake. They now have to meet in a room separated by a bullet-proof glass screen. Amy is paranoid and shaking every time she goes there. She is going to give it a miss for a while."
Blake allegedly tested positive for a Class A drug thought to be heroin.
He has lost his prison privileges and has been moved to a secure unit, which is predominantly used to house sex offenders.
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