ITV Emmerdale fans convinced legend will return to village after heartbreaking death

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Emmerdale fans are abuzz with speculation that Alicia Metcalfe, played by Natalie Anderson, might come back after Leyla Harding's (Roxi Shahidi) tragic death in the latest instalment.

In a distressing scene on ITVX, viewers witnessed an intense meltdown from Leyla's son Jacob (Joe-Warren Plant), grappling with his mother's passing.The unfortunate events unfolded due to a catastrophic limo crash, which also resulted in the death of her business associate Suzy (Martelle Edinborough), putting many other townsfolk at risk, stirring audience speculation about who will make it through this catastrophe.At the hospital, an anguished Jacob beseeched a worker to "save her," only to receive the grim revelation of Leyla's condition declared deceased before reaching the hospital.

In a poignant moment, Jacob pleaded, "Mum, can you hear me? " and beseeched, "Mum, I am here. She is still warm, why are you just stood there?

You should be trying to save her!" Met with the blunt pronouncement, "She's gone," Jacob desperately contended, "No, you don't understand, you don't know how tough she is.""She wouldn't leave me," he claimed in anguish. "She wouldn't leave her son." When attempts were made to offer solace, Jacob implored, "Let me help her! " Finally, facing the tragic truth, he was told by the doctor, "Jacob, you need to stop, your mum passed away before she arrived at the hospital," before learning she succumbed to extreme blood loss, reports Leicestershire Live. "She died from severe bloody loss.