This article includes discussion of domestic abuse, including coercive

control, that some readers may find distressing.

Tom King (James Chase) forced wife Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) to come

clean over her secret abortion in tonight’s harrowing edition of Emmerdale (27th June 2024).

Last week, Belle had a termination behind Tom’s back as she faced up to the reality of his abusive behaviour. But when Tom found a parking ticket for the clinic, and Noah Dingle (Jack Downham) revealed that Belle had been in town when Tom thought she was walking their dog Piper, Tom realised he had been deceived.

With Belle hoping to flee to Scotland to see dad Zak (Steve Halliwell) and niece Debbie (Charley Webb), she was stopped in her tracks when word reached her that Tom had been electrocuted in Moira Dingle’s (Natalie J Robb) barn – with everyone oblivious to the fact that Tom had unleashed a violent rampage on the building.

The following day, Belle was back at the marital home and still planning to escape, when Tom was suddenly dropped off by his uncle Jimmy King (Nick Miles) and she was trapped with her husband once more.