{"id":484688,"date":"2026-02-19T06:19:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484688\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:19:11","slug":"eastenders-airs-surprising-max-branning-twist-following-shock-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/484688\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders airs surprising Max Branning twist following shock arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) has finally been charged with Anthony Trueman’s (Nicholas Bailey) murder in EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s been almost two months since the doctor was found dead<\/a> on the floor of The Queen Vic landing, and since then, Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) has spent time behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit.<\/p>\n

Up until last week, Zoe’s mum Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) was under the illusion that Chrissie Watts (Tracy-Ann Oberman) was responsible, but after luring her back to Walford<\/a>, soon realised the horrific truth.<\/p>\n

With Zoe’s trial fast approaching, she knew she had no other option but to reach out to Jasmine and coax a confession out of her. The teenager was hesitant, but eventually admitted all – asking if they could use the murder weapon to frame Chrissie.<\/p>\n

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Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) was charged with her father’s murder.\u00a0BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/p>\n

Although Kat and Chrissie have never seen eye-to-eye, she knew that she had to do the right thing and turn her granddaughter in.<\/p>\n

Jasmine claimed that what happened was in self-defence, and Kat tried to reassure her that she’d get a reduced sentence if she was able to find the mobile phone footage that proved it. But there was an issue – her bag containing the phone was missing, having slipped under one of the tables.<\/p>\n

The police soon arrived and arrested the culprit<\/a>, and she begged estranged boyfriend Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) to find the evidence.<\/p>\n

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In today’s episode, as Zoe was released from prison, Jasmine pleaded her innocence to the detectives investigating the case. She swore that she’d acted in self-defence, and urged them to help her find the video of Anthony lunging towards her.<\/p>\n

She was given one call, and chose Oscar. He was still deeply hurt, knowing that the girl he loved had so many secrets, and after a brief conversation his dad Max (Jake Wood) took his phone away and ended the chat.<\/p>\n

Oscar was just as broken as Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker), who was in disbelief that his newly-found granddaughter could murder her own father.<\/p>\n

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With Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) a broken man, dad Max (Jake Wood) urged him to move on.\u00a0BBC\/Jack Barnes\/Kieron McCarron<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, at The Vic, Zoe asserted that she wasn’t prepared to give up on Jasmine and she wanted to locate the evidence that would help her get a reduced sentence. Although Kat could see the dark side in the girl, she understood her daughter’s decision to continue fighting for her.<\/p>\n

Little did either of them realise, the crucial evidence had already been found. In his bedroom at Peacock Palace, Max surveyed the footage.<\/p>\n

What will he do with the video, and what does this mean for Jasmine?<\/p>\n

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