Emmerdale fans 'pray' for specific moment as Tom's twisted abuse of Belle takes fresh turn

Emmerdale fans have said they're 'praying' for the moment Tom King is caught as his twisted abuse of Belle took a fresh turn. Fans of the ITV soap haven't really trusted the character ever since he returned to the village and rekindled his romance with Belle last year after years apart.

There were then concerning scenes shown in October when Tom popped the question to Belle and didn't take her turning him down very well, assuming it meant she didn't love him. And Tom soon turned angry with Belle as when he attempted to storm out, she tried to stop but he violently pushed Belle, shouting "Leave me alone" as she hit her head on the table.

Belle forgave him for the accident and weeks later, Belle popped the question, with the help of sharing legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, to her boyfriend and the pair were seen tying the knot earlier this year.

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But Emmerdale has confirmed that they will explore the nature of coercive control in a domestic abuse plotline involving the newly married couple and signs of that concerning behaviour have already begun.

During Wednesday night's (March 20) trip to the Dales, viewers saw Tom sabotage Belle's first day in her new job after trying to convince her not to take the position with Suzy Merton at Take A Vow in the first place.

Suzy assigned her new employee to work with a groom-to-be named Daniel, who she innocently described as "practically made for" Belle because of their shared sustainability beliefs. But the comments were made in front of Tom who quickly appeared annoyed at the thought of his