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Emmerdale fans have warned that abuser Tom King’s fate has been “sealed” after he made a crucial mistake while tormenting his wife Belle Dingle in a dramatic flashback episode.
In the two-character story, Belle feared for her life as Tom’s vile treatment of her continued to escalate, after learning that he was planning to move them permanently to a remote cottage in Wales, without her family’s knowledge.
After Charity and Cain Dingle found the cottage trashed and splattered with blood in an episode earlier this week, viewers finally learned the truth about Belle and Tom’s trip on Wednesday.
Since their engagement last year, Tom’s abuse and control over Belle has continued to escalate, despite her hopes that he would change his behavior.
After travelling to Wales with her dog Piper, Belle was terrified to learn that Tom was planning to make a permanent offer on the cottage without her knowledge and had already secured a job as a vet.
Emmerdale fans have warned that abuser Tom King’s fate has been “sealed” after he made a crucial mistake while tormenting his wife Belle Dingle in a dramatic flashback episode.
In the two-character story, Belle feared for her life as Tom’s vile treatment of her continued to escalate, after learning that he was planning to move them permanently to a remote cottage in Wales.
Tom furiously beat his wife before locking her in the house, and in violent scenes Belle cut her hand on broken glass, causing blood to stain the door.
After seemingly hinting that he might kill her, Belle locked herself in a room and the next morning, when Tom was in the shower, she decided to escape with Piper, locking him in the house.
Tom chased Bella across the fields, but she managed to flag down a passing bus and climbed aboard with Piper.
When the driver refused to let Tom on the bus, onlookers now claim his downfall was sealed, with others clearly witnessing his abusive behaviour.
X’s posts included: “Wow that bus driver!!!! She knew! #Emmerdale; The bus driver knew #emmerdale;”
‘I loved that the bus driver knew exactly what was going on #Emmerdale;’
‘That bus driver knew what was going on! Well done, #emmerdale!’
And while Emmerdale fans are hoping this will be the end of Belle’s ordeal at the hands of her violent husband, producer Laura Shaw recently shared that the harrowing storyline will continue until the end of the year.
Tom chased Bella through the fields, but she managed to flag down a passing bus and climbed aboard with Piper.
When the driver refused to let Tom on the bus, viewers now claimed that his downfall was sealed as she clearly witnessed his abusive behaviour.
Speaking at a recent press event, he said: ‘We said from the beginning that we wanted to tell this story as authentically and truthfully as possible.
‘Let’s face it, for people who are experiencing domestic abuse this isn’t something that ends in a couple of weeks, it’s something that continues over a long period of time and we wanted to be upfront about that.
‘I think we can expect this story to continue until the end of this year.
Star James Chase recently revealed how proud his parents are of him as he terrorises the Dales as evil Tom King.
Speaking about the role, James told The Mirror: “(My parents) are really proud of me for getting the part but, like me, they think he’s a complete idiot.”
“When they see me they can’t believe some of the horrible things that come out of his mouth, no one in their right mind would say what Tom says to Belle, even though I knew it was going to be a domestic violence story, I was shocked at the levels it goes to.”
James went on to explain how proud he and his co-star Eden were to be part of such an important story.
Say: ‘We both hope that if this story helps one person find the courage to walk away from something so horrible, then that would be amazing.’
For help and support, contact the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247.
