Ian Beale is still grieving for his daughter Lucy and is finding it extremely difficult to cope. He can’t see things ever getting better and thinks about taking his own life.
Thankfully, Ian’s close friend Sharon Rickman realises there’s a problem and she and Phil rush to stop him before it’s too late.
According to sources, those around Ian are worried for him because of the mental health issues he has suffered from in the past.
Sharon tries to help Ian through it, but there’s only so much she can do. Meanwhile, Sharon will have her own problems to deal with very soon.
In a future episode, viewers will see her left for dead and fighting for her life after an unprovoked attack as she locks up her bar.
What with everything that has recently happened with Lucy, could this attack be cementing some of the theories that there is a serial killer on the loose in Walford?
Reports say that Johnny Carter will discover Sharon after the attack and gets her an ambulance.
A source told The Sun: “Sharon is attacked while she locks up. She puts up a fight but her assailant fells her and she’s left fighting for her life.
“It all happens very quickly and she has no idea who her attacker is or why it happens. It will be touch an go as the surgeons battle to save her.”
While all this is happening, Sharon’s fiancé Phil Mitchell is by her side praying she will pull through.
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