SHOCKING NEWS!! SOAP SHOCK Yolande Trueman struggles to cope in the aftermath of Pastor Clayton’s suicide in EastEnders

YOLANDE Trueman will struggle to cope in EastEnders next week following the shocking suicide of her abuser Pastor Clayton.

The pastor (Howard Saddler) will take his own life after Yolande (Angela Wynter) comes forward to the police about being sexually assaulted by him.

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Yolande Trueman will struggle in the aftermath of Pastor Clayton's suicide

Yolande Trueman will struggle in the aftermath of Pastor Clayton’s suicideCredit: BBC

Her family will rally around for support

Her family will rally around for supportCredit: BBC

But she will struggle to move on from her abuser's shock death

But she will struggle to move on from her abuser’s shock deathCredit: BBC

In scenes next week, EastEnders will see Pastor Clayton desperately try to get Yolande to change her statement against him before committing suicide off-screen.

Yolande stands her ground against him and feels strongly about her decision, knowing she’s done the right thing.

But at the end of the evening, as Patrick (Rudolph Walker) and Yolande make to call it a night, they are interrupted by the police, who reveal the news about Pastor Clayton.

Soap fans can expect to see Yolande struggle in the wake of her abuser’s death.

As Yolande reels, her family tries to rally round her, and she leans on Patrick for support.

But after questioning her next move, Yolande is interrupted by Pastor Clayton’s wife Stella (Velile Tshabalala), who arrives out of the blue.

What does she want from Yolande?

Earlier this year, Yolande bravely opened up about her sexual assault at the Pastor’s hands.

With the storyline spanning several months, horrifying scenes in April saw the Pastor sexually assault Yolande following previous over-familiar behaviour.

She struggled to stop herself from breaking down and rushed into the launderette in the aftermath.

EastEnders horror as Yolande Trueman is sexually assaulted while Pastor Clayton’s other victims are revealed

Although she reported the villain to police, there initially wasn’t enough evidence.

However, things had started to look up when police decide to charge him with two counts of assault.

Yolande also came forward about what happened to her within her church community.

Since the assault, Yolande has sought justice and became aware of other women targeted by Pastor Clayton.

With help from church elder Levi, Yolande made contact with a woman called Delia, who accused the pastor of sexual assault in 2016.

But with Pastor Clayton now dead, Yolande may not get the closure she needs as she and Delia will not see justice done by the police now.

EastEnders viewers can expect to see Yolande struggle with this revelation in the aftermath of her abuser’s suicide.

Pastor Clayton tried to get Yolande to change her statement after she reported him for assaulting her earlier this year

Pastor Clayton tried to get Yolande to change her statement after she reported him for assaulting her earlier this yearCredit: BBC

After realising he couldn't bully her into changing her statement he committed suicide

After realising he couldn’t bully her into changing her statement he committed suicideCredit: BBC

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