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Jasmine Arrested for Anthony’s Death | EastEnders

EastEnders fans have been left reeling as one of the BBC soap’s darkest mysteries finally begins to unravel. Viewers are now convinced they know exactly what happens next following the explosive revelation of who was responsible for Anthony Truman’s death — and the truth is far more heartbreaking than anyone anticipated.

Anthony Truman’s return to Albert Square last year immediately raised eyebrows. Longtime fans will remember that he had been absent from Walford for nearly a decade, last seen in 2014 after his father, Patrick Truman, suffered a devastating stroke. His comeback was steeped in nostalgia, but also in unease, as Anthony carried a long and troubled history that few characters — or viewers — had forgotten.

First introduced in 2000, Anthony quickly became infamous for one of the soap’s most scandalous love triangles. While engaged to Zoe Slater, he shocked the Square by embarking on an affair with her mother, Kat. The betrayal tore the Slater family apart and ultimately led to Anthony being completely cut off from their lives. His exit in 2003 was just as grim: after accidentally causing the death of a pregnant patient, Anthony fled Walford, choosing exile over facing the consequences of his actions.

When Anthony resurfaced years later, it was clear he hadn’t escaped his past. His obsession with Zoe reignited the moment she returned to the soap full-time in September — her first permanent stint since 2005. Almost immediately, viewers sensed something wasn’t right. It soon emerged that Anthony’s wife had taken out a restraining order against him, and more disturbingly, he had been secretly hoarding countless photos of Zoe on his laptop. The warning signs were impossible to ignore.

The storyline took an even darker turn when it was revealed that Anthony was the biological father of Zoe’s twins — a truth he had kept hidden for years. Among those twins was Jasmine, a quiet but observant young woman who had grown up believing Anthony was someone he was not. The weight of Anthony’s secrets finally came crashing down on Christmas Day, when he died under deeply suspicious circumstances.

Following a ferocious argument with Zoe over the truth he had concealed, Anthony fell and struck his head. He was later discovered dead by Kat, sending shockwaves through the Square. With Zoe’s long-time enemy Chrissie Watts arriving in Walford that very evening, many fans were quick to suspect that Zoe herself could not be responsible. Yet Zoe was arrested and held in police custody, while Kat abruptly left the country after receiving information from Sharon Watts about Chrissie’s whereabouts.

Just as viewers thought the storyline couldn’t twist any further, Thursday night’s episode delivered a jaw-dropping revelation.

The focus shifted to Jasmine, who found herself under intense scrutiny from multiple corners of the Square. After being reprimanded by Lily Slater for leaving baby Charlie unattended while babysitting, Jasmine faced further criticism from Yolande Truman and her boyfriend Oscar Branning. Chelsea Fox also confronted her, bluntly telling Jasmine to stop thinking only about herself. Chelsea went on to reveal unsettling truths about Anthony — his volatile temper, his unresolved family trauma, and the anger he had buried for years.

Shaken to her core, Jasmine began to question everything she thought she knew about her father. Determined to uncover the truth, she confronted her grandfather Patrick about Anthony’s behavior. Patrick, weighed down by guilt and grief, tried to shield Jasmine from the worst of it, but the cracks were already showing.

In an attempt to do what he believed was right, Patrick invited Jasmine to join the family in visiting Anthony at the undertakers. Surrounded by the rest of the Truman clan, Jasmine was forced to come face-to-face with the lifeless body of the man she had spent her life trying to understand.

What followed left viewers stunned.

Asking for a moment alone, Jasmine revealed that she possessed a video showing Anthony violently attacking Zoe. In a chilling confession, she admitted that she had acted to protect her mother. When Anthony became aggressive, Jasmine struck him with a heavy object. The blow proved fatal. Standing over her father’s body, Jasmine tearfully declared that she had stopped him from hurting Zoe, ending with a haunting goodbye to the father she never truly knew.

The revelation sent fans into a frenzy online. Many took to Reddit and social media to argue that Jasmine acted in self-defense and should not face prison for her actions. Others speculated that the video footage might still hold secrets yet to be revealed, suggesting the truth could be even more complex than it appears.

As Jasmine thinks she has done the right thing, the question now looms: will she turn herself in, or will the truth destroy her future?

Meanwhile, EastEnders also delivered emotional scenes as the Branning family faced their own painful past. Max Branning’s storyline took a poignant turn as preparations began for Abi’s long-awaited memorial. Longtime viewers will remember that Abi was declared brain-dead after falling from the roof of the Queen Vic on Christmas Day 2017, before her life support was switched off the following month.

Lauren and Oscar met with their uncle Jack to organize the memorial, hoping for a moment of peace and closure. Earlier in the week, they had reluctantly asked Max for help. Although he agreed, Max quickly disappointed them once again by getting distracted — first helping Linda Carter, then confronting an old school rival — leaving his children feeling sidelined and hurt.

In new scenes, tensions simmered as Oscar voiced his doubts about their father’s reliability. He warned Lauren that Max would inevitably find a way to ruin the day, joking that even something as simple as picking up the cake could turn into another Branning disaster.

His words proved painfully accurate.

At the café, Lauren and Max were blindsided when Cindy Beale arrived, insisting she had every right to attend the memorial as Abi’s family. The situation quickly escalated into a petty argument over the cake, which ended disastrously when Max accidentally dropped it. Lauren was devastated.

Back at home, she unleashed her fury, snapping that it wasn’t “just a cake” — it was Abi’s cake. In a moment of heartbreak, she told Max she no longer wanted him at the memorial. Realizing she meant it, Max quietly left behind a speech he had written for his daughter and walked away.

Later, at the Queen Vic, Lauren and Oscar read through the speech and were unexpectedly moved by Max’s heartfelt words. Despite her lingering anger, Lauren reluctantly agreed that her father should be there. The family eventually came together to honor Abi, sharing memories and bittersweet laughter. In a lighter twist, Jack privately revealed that he suspected Max had used AI to help write the speech — but chose not to tell Lauren and Oscar, sparing Max further humiliation.

Elsewhere in Walford, Ravi Gulati’s world spiraled into chaos during a harrowing week that pushed the troubled character to breaking point. Ravi accidentally attacked his own son Nugget while under the influence of drugs, marking one of the darkest moments of his storyline to date.

Viewers watched as Ravi was tormented by vivid hallucinations of his late father Nish — a man who had emotionally scarred and manipulated him for years. The nightmare began when Nicola Mitchell and her son Harry secretly spiked Ravi as part of a revenge plot connected to Ravi’s past kidnapping of Harry, which had resulted in Oki’s death and Teddy Mitchell’s imprisonment.

In explosive scenes, Ravi lost control inside the Mitchell home, smashing photos as Nicola and Harry showed no remorse. When Harry lunged at Ravi, who was holding a baseball bat, the confrontation ended with both men crashing through a glass table. Later, a guilt-stricken Ravi confessed to Priya that he was devastated by what he had done to Nugget. Priya then revealed that Nicola was pregnant, warning Ravi that his actions could have endangered yet another innocent life.

The episode ended on a bleak note, with Nugget still in hospital and Ravi alone, overwhelmed by guilt and reopening an old wound in an act of self-harm.

As EastEnders continues to push its characters to their limits, the fallout from Anthony Truman’s death is far from over. With Jasmine’s confession hanging in the balance, Max trying to rebuild broken family ties, and Ravi spiraling deeper into darkness, Walford is once again a place where secrets never stay buried — and the truth always comes at a devastating cost.