the soap confirmed earlier on Friday August 16 that the next episode would feature Tom once again trying to harm Piper the

dog to exert control over estranged wife Bell while the couple have split Tom has started spying on Bell by installing hidden

cameras in Dale Head his next move involved manufacturing a crisis so he could get close to her again the latest installment

of the itv1 soap saw Lydia Dingle dropping in at Dale Head to convince Belle to come to Sam’s birthday due Belle wasn’t feeling up to being
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sociable as she preferred to stay home with Piper when Lydia suggested it would do Belle good to be around family she agreed to make an appearance B later dropped Piper off at Wishing Well Cottage so she could play with Lydia and Sam’s dogs before heading off to the birthday bash when Belle turned up for the family party at the woolpack she was upset to see Tom was waiting for her Tom demanded a quick word where he offered to sell Belle the car he originally intended to be a gift for her Belle completely shut Tom down telling him she
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didn’t want the car I’ve said we need to stay away from each other in fact I prefer if you weren’t here this evening she told Tom as Belle got up to leave Tom grabbed her arm to warn her I decide where I go and don’t go Tom finally agreed to leave after Belle loudly ordered him out of the pub later the soap aired harrowing scenes as Tom spotted Piper near wishing well the soap cut away as he revved his car engine in Piper’s Direction later viewers saw the horrible outcome of Tom’s actions as he
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cried out to Bell across the village Tom had Piper wrapped up in his jacket and claimed he found her run over in the road he warned Belle not to look at Piper because she’d been badly hurt I’ll do my best to save her Tom declared as he rushed off towards the vet’s office will Piper survive the Soaps producers have collaborated on this disturbing storyline with refuge and the dogs trust to show the lengths abusers will go to to maintain control over their Partners working with the Charities and hearing
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firsthand stories from domestic abuse survivors it’s clearly all too common that domestic abusers will use the family pet as a weapon producer Laura Shaw said in upcoming scenes viewers will see Tom go to Desperate Measures to try and keep control of his imploding marriage to Bell which puts Piper and great japari could this terrible act be the motivation that finally urges Belle to report her husband as an abuser Tom actor James Chase added Tom is well aware of the control he can exert by using his dog in his abuse of
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bell this deliberate act although horrifying is T