Home and Away's biggest death blunders - shooting tragedy to mysterious explosion

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Home and Away is a much-loved soap which is known for being filled with captivating storylines but over the years it has had its fair share of tragic and usual deaths too.This week the next person to meet their maker in Summer Bay will be Ari Parata (Rob Kipa-Williams) - who will perish after battling cancer of the appendix and tumours in his abdomen.His tragic death comes shortly after his hospital room wedding to Mia, as he was on remand from prison after confessing to a murder he didn't commit.Daily Star Online takes a look at some of the other characters who have ended their time on the soap in sad and mysterious circumstances, leaving viewers heartbroken.In 2O14 Casey Braxton discovered that Johnny Barrett is his father and struggled to come to terms with the revelation which meant his half-brother Kyle isn’t actually related to him and Josh was his paternal half-brother.

Josh is later held hostage by Jake Pirovic, who killed Brax’s girlfriend Charlie Buckton>Pirovic escapes prison and orders Andy to deal drugs for him.Casey tries to rescue Josh but he is tragically shot by Pirovic who was aiming for Brax and he later dies in Brax’s arms.In 2018, policewoman Kat Chapman springs Ryan “Robbo” Shaw from his prison cell after he hands himself in for kidnapping - and plans to start a new life with him after they spark up a romance.Kat, who is pregnant with Martin “Ash” Ashford's son, creates fake IDs for herself and Robbo to get them to safetyBut they are involved in a car accident - smashing into Jasmine Delaney’s car as she arrives into Summer Bay after fleeing her abusive ex.Kat dies on an operating table after being rushed to hospital.An emergency C-Section is performed to try and save her baby but the youngster also.