BRITAIN’S Got Talent runner-up Susan Boyle is being targeted by a vicious group of teenage thugs who, witnesses say, have thrown burning paper in her face and slung insults at her.

The 56-year-old Scottish singer shot to fame after she stunned the talent show judgeswith her cover of I Dreamed A Dream back in 2009.

According to The Mirror, Boyle, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in 2012, has been living in fear after numerous witnesses told the publication at least 15 teenagers have repeatedly turned up to her house to threaten the singer.

Witnesses told The MirrorBoyle has been regularly targeted by the youth gang who, on at least one occasion, set paper on fire and threw it at her face.

“Another time 10-15 of them were surrounding and throwing stuff,” one witness said. “They lit a piece of paper and threw it at her face.”

Witnesses also report seeing the singer hiding on a bus while the gang threw stones at the vehicle.

While out at the local shopping centre, numerous people also heard the teenagers yelling at Boyle and calling her an “old, ugly b***h”.

“I was going inside the Mill Centre, Susan was walking out and they were all standing at the entrance and they said to her ‘why don’t you get yourself a pair of glasses you ugly, old b***h.’ It’s horrendous,” one person told the publication.

The abuse has become so bad that a spokesman for the singer told The Mirror they are calling in police to ensure her safety.

But despite Boyle becoming the target of the gang, she isn’t the only local who has been affected by their cruel antics.

“While I was waiting at the bus they lobbed a glass bottle at my head. Luckily, it missed — it would have been painful if it had hit me,” one woman recounted.

“I’ve called the police 15 times. I’ve had to speak to victim support, I’ve had to call helplines because I’ve felt suicidal,” she added.

Since Boyle was diagnosed with Asperger’s, a high functions form of autism that can affect social interaction and communication skills, one of her neighbours said the targeting became worse.

“They pick on the most vulnerable people. If there is more than one person they won’t do it — because they are too scared. It’s old people, children, mentally ill people. It’s really disgusting,” they said.

Boyle lives in the Scottish town of Blackburn in a house she purchased with the money earnt for her time on Britain’s Got Talent.

The 56-year-old singer became one of the reality show’s greatest successes after she won in 2009 with her debut album I Dreamed A Dream becoming the UK’s fastest-selling debut album of all time. She has since released five more albums, all of which have made the top 20.