ITV Emmerdale spoiler as Anthony Fox death fallout confirmed and John's confronted

Emmerdale has more drama in store for fans in upcoming scenes as Aaron and John struggle to cover their tracks. On Thursday night's (23rd January) episode, Aaron confronted Anthony Fox and threw several deadly punches at the villain, when he and John later returned they realised he was dead.

Anthony Fox was introduced in the village as Ruby's estranged father. However, as the storyline developed viewers learned of his past and how he sexually abused Ruby repeatedly when she was a teenager. Ruby's husband Caleb became livid once he found out that it was Anthony who was Steph's biological father and not him.

After Caleb confronted him, Anthony managed to flee back to the depot as he intended to meet up with Steph. Instead, it was Aaron who greeted him with a menacing: "I think it's about time me and you had a little chat." In harrowing scenes, Anthony admitted to his actions while claiming that it was a "special bond" between him and Ruby.

He then proceeded to wind Aaron up by suggesting he also enjoyed the abuse his father inflicted upon him, just like Ruby. As Aaron saw red, he threw several deadly punches at Anthony until he lay on the floor covered in blood. Although he was alive when Aaron left him, once he returned with his paramedic practitioner boyfriend John Sugden, he was declared dead.

John acted quickly and effortlessly cleaned up the evidence and promised Aaron that he would dispose of the remains. Viewers watched as one of Anthony's teeth accidentally got kicked away, meaning there's still a chance that someone else could solve the 'whodunit' mystery...

In episodes airing next week, Aaron and John come up with a plan to make it looks as though Anthony collected his things before leaving suddenly. John offers