Fears for Winehouse after violent row

Fears were growing for singer Amy Winehouse today after she was pictured bloodied and battered following an alleged row with her husband.

Police were called to London's Sanderson Hotel by a worried onlooker in the early hours of Thursday morning, but the singer refused to press charges.

Winehouse reportedly fled the hotel chased by husband Blake Fielder-Civil and flagged down a stranger's car. But the couple were reunited hours later and were pictured together arm in arm. The shocking images show Winehouse wearing blood-soaked ballet shoes, with bruises to her neck, bandages on her arms and make-up smeared down her face. Fielder-Civil had livid scratches covering his face and neck.

Police confirmed they had attended an incident but no charges would be brought.

"Following a third party report to police regarding suspected injuries to a woman in her 20s, police officers spoke with the woman and no criminal offences have been alleged," a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

The drama took place at 3.30am yesterday.

One witness who saw Winehouse fleeing down Regent Street pursued by Fielder-Civil said: "Her clothes were bloody and she was covered in scratches."