These pictures show a teenage girl's horrific injuries after her ex-boyfriend allegedly broke into her home and brutally assaulted her.
Sophia Putney-Wilcox, 17, has now shared these pictures after the alleged attack by her ex Adam Shigwadja in an attempt to encourage other domestic abuse victims to come forward.
He is accused of breaking into her bedroom and attacking her with a knife before setting fire to the room. The youngster's brother heard the noise and managed to fight off her attacker with a baseball bat.
The 18-year-old was arrested the day after the attack and cops are now expected to charge him with a number of offences including attempted murder and arson.
Speaking to news website Mlive from her hospital bed, Miss Putney-Wilcox said: 'I'm really grateful to be alive' .
The teenager, from Michigan, US, says she was dating Shigwadja for a year but they had split up last year. She claims she discovered that he had been cheating on her.
In February 2013, she says he again broke into her home and held a knife to her throat. He was arrested at the time and ordered to stay away from Miss Putney-Wilcox.
During Monday's attack, Miss Putney-Wilcox was accidentally hit with the baseball bat, causing the head injury
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