EastEnders aired brutal scenes earlier this month as Ian Beale was attacked and left for dead - and his attacker has now been exposed after trying to kill him again.
But does Ian die, and is actor Adam Woodyatt leaving the role? It would be a major twist if this was the case, given Ian is one of the longest serving characters on the BBC soap.
But with a string of enemies, it was only a matter of time before he pushed someone too far - and that he did. In a recent episode, Ian was bludgeoned by a mystery culprit and left to die on the floor of The Queen Vic.
Now, it's been confirmed his wife Sharon asked ex Phil to carry out the crime, after learning what really happened to her tragic son Dennis earlier this year in the boat crash.
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