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Junkie jailbird Pete Doherty was in fear of his life last night – over a plot to cripple him by heroin suppliers he owed money.

The Babyshambles singer, 29, has been put into the segregation unit at tough Wormwood Scrubs prison in West London for his own safety. Shocked Doherty was told by prison officers of the threats against him by lags who gave him drugs on tick – and is said to have gone “white with fear”.

One insider said: “There are more drugs in here than outside. Pete is being given methadone to help wean him off smack but he is still desperate for it and has got well out of his depth. He has been writing IOU’s to the dealers and getting his gear on credit. But he has not paid up and they have realised they have been stitched up. There are some very heavy people who have lost money and want to hurt him bad. They won’t kill him – but it will be a pan of boiling water job with sugar in it, to scar him good and proper.”

Doherty is expected to be moved to an open prison as soon as space is available

There may be justice served just yet in the case of Pete Doherty. The drug addict of a rocker is headed to jail for 14 weeks for breaking his probation order. Doing drugs is against the law and breaking the law is against probation terms – go figure. Reports say that Pete was taken to jail from West London Magistrate’s Court after a 30 minute hearing on Tuesday. His 14 week jail stint will affect any and all shows scheduled but his record company did say that they will be rescheduled and all tickets will be valid for the new date.