EMMERDALE is set to air an angry outburst from grieving dad Liam Cavanagh next week as he smashes up Leanna’s memorial.
Actor Jonny McPherson’s character will be overcome with grief after the horrific murder of his teenage daughter Leanna Cavanagh.
Leanna, who was played by Mimi Slinger, met her tragic fate last week at the hands of killer Meena Julta, who tossed her over a bridge.
The teen had learnt the truth about Meena – depicted by Paige Sandhu – and her murderous tendencies before she was cornered by the killer.
Episodes next week will see Meena avoid punishment as the village becomes convinced that Leanna’s death was just a tragic accident.
Meena happily plays with the ring she stole from Leanna’s corpse as Leyla tells her that police have concluded there was no foul play involved.
On the humpback bridge, Leanna’s friends Gabby and Liv set up a public memorial to celebrate her life alongside her heartbroken boyfriend Jacob.
But dad Liam, grappling with the grief of his recent loss, is filled with rage at the sight of the memorial and destroys the set up on the bridge.
Despite Leyla’s best efforts to calm him down, the grieving dad then lashes out at Liv and Jacob, blaming them for Leanna’s demise.
Meena watches the heartbreaking scenes from the distance – not showing any signs of remorse for her horrific actions the previous day.
Actress mimi Slinger said of Leanna’s death: “I can’t imagine the pain that Liam will feel after Leanna’s death. It must be completely devastating to lose a child – it’s not the way it should be.
“Poor Liam has already lost Leanna’s mother and has experienced huge amounts of grief. He and Leanna were so close. I do hope that he manages to cope.
“Jacob and Leanna have certainly had their struggles but there seems to be something very special between them.
“I think that he will be deeply affected. Jacob has had a complicated life with many unconventional relationships – let’s hope he can find a way to cope.”
Thursday’s episode saw Leanna left for dead by Meena after she pushed her over the edge of a bridge after discovering the nurse’s killer tendencies.
At first Leanna faced off against Meena but she soon realised that Meena had killed before, and so she fled into the village.
Hiding in the graveyard, Leanna was going to expose Meena but her new heels brought her down and saw her hurt her ankle.
Unable to outpace her killer, and begged for her life when Meena caught up, promising to never tell anyone about Meena killing her friend Nadine.
After pushing her and climbing down to the river bank where Leanna lay dying, Meena taunted her and took the ring Jacob gave her from her lifeless finger as a trophy.
Emmerdale continues next week on ITV.
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