EastEnders spoilers follow.
EastEnders has confirmed Josh Goodwin’s life-changing decision surrounding the trial of his twin sister Jasmine Fisher.
Josh and Jasmine recently joined the soap after being introduced as the long-lost children of Zoe Slater and Anthony Trueman.
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Viewers know that Jasmine is currently on trial for Anthony’s murder, though video footage was recently uncovered that suggested that Anthony attacked her and she acted in self-defence.
In tonight’s episode (6 April), fearing Patrick’s statement could put Jasmine at risk, Richie urged Kat to give a character statement in court.
After Kat refused, Zoe pushed her to reconsider, fearing that Josh would leave Walford if Jasmine was found guilty.
“She was protecting me when I should have been protecting her,” said Zoe. “What if Josh won’t stick around without her? You have got to get up in court. I cannot risk losing both of them again.”
Torn between Patrick and Jasmine, Josh decided to visit his sister to get the truth – coming face-to-face with her for the first time since he was eight.
“Eight years. You were all I had. We went everywhere together. We’d lay in bed making up stories,” Josh told his sister.
After confronting their past, Josh asked Jasmine why she killed Anthony. Jasmine responded: “It all just happened so fast. Zoe was just lying there. Zoe. Our mum was just lying there, and he was just kneeling by her.”
She continued: “I don’t even remember what happened. I don’t. I just remember wanting him to stop.”
Jasmine then apologised for taking away Josh’s chance to meet his dad, telling her brother to look her in the eyes so he could tell she was telling the truth.
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Josh returned to Walford determined to support Jasmine in court, telling Kat and Zoe he believed she was just protecting Zoe.
Zoe said: “She’s got her whole family in her corner. We’re going to do this. We’re going to get her back home.”
Meanwhile, Kat worried as the pressure to defend Jasmine threatened her already-fragile bond with Zoe.
EastEnders airs on Mondays-Thursdays at 7.30pm on BBC One. The show also streams on BBC iPlayer, where most episodes drop early at 6am ahead of their TV broadcast.
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