A terrified schoolgirl thought she was going to die when she was shot in the head during a day out with friends. Amelia Palmer, 13, was walking near Middlesbrough’s Park End’s blue bridge when she felt something strike her head, causing her ear to ring and her body to jolt.

Amelia, who is a year nine student at Trinity Catholic College, said she saw two figures holding a gun up in the air just before the incident. She then felt liquid running down her face and realised it was blood when she touched it.

In a panic, she called her mum Joanne Saunders for help. Pictures taken show Amelia’s hair stained with blood and marks on her face where the blood had run down.

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Joanne, a mother-of-two who grew up in Park End but now lives in Ormesby, rushed to the scene as soon as she received her daughter’s frantic phone call. Joanne, 43, said: “She was walking up the black path – towards Ladgate Lane – and when she got a bit away from the bridge she noticed two lads down there with a gun. She said they had the gun facing up in the air,” reports Teesside Live.

Amelia Palmer in the aftermath of the incident
Amelia Palmer in the aftermath of the incident
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“I asked her what it looked like, because I thought it might be a BB gun, and she said it was a long gun. They started to walk along and she felt something hit the side of her head. She said ‘Mum, I felt dizzy, I thought I was going to die’

“She said her ear was ringing and she jolted when it hit her. She then felt something running down her face and when she touched it and looked at her hand, she saw blood.”

Scared, Amelia called her mum for help using Snapchat video, meaning she could see the damage caused to her daughter.

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“My legs went from under me,” Joanne said. “I couldn’t think straight. I was running around looking for my car keys and me and her dad drove down to pick her up.”

Joanne said they quickly got in the car while Amelia’s friends helped her to Overdale Road. Joanne said: “I jumped out of the car and said ‘who’s done this?’

“She was in a bit of shock and was panicking. We didn’t know how deep it had gone.”

Joanne thought about finding the people who hurt her daughter but knew she needed to care for her first. They took her to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough that Sunday night.

The blue bridge, in Park End, Middlesbrough
The blue bridge, in Park End, Middlesbrough
(Image: Teesside Live)

“It’s disgusting,” Joanne said. “Amelia never goes out – her friends always come here or they go to a friend’s house. Police came to the hospital last night. I think I went through every type of emotion.”

Cleveland Police are investigating. A force spokesperson said: “Police received a report that a 13-year-old girl had suffered an injury to her head when shot by an air gun or BB gun on Sunday, March 24 around 5.00pm as she walked along a path at Ormesby Beck between the “blue bridge” and Ladgate Lane in Middlesbrough.

“The girl received treatment at James Cook University Hospital for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening. Two males are believed to have been walking on the same path behind the girl at the time of the incident. One is described as wearing a cap and dressed in black and another wearing a blue coat.”

Anyone who may have information or anyone who may have witnessed the incident, is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting incident number 53617.

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