Utterly vile turn of events as EastEnders predator Craig pressures teen Amy into sex

Craig Ingram has taken things with Amy Mitchell even further (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

This article contains spoilers for tonight’s (Tuesday, September 29) EastEnders, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer.

Vile predator Craig Ingram (Matthew James-Bailey) has been taking advantage of vulnerable teen Amy Mitchell (Ellie Dadd) in recent EastEnders scenes, and tonight’s episode saw him take things even further as he pressured her into sex.

Amy is going through a difficult time at the moment, following step-mum Denise Fox’s (Diane Parish) cancer diagnosis.

She was caught off-guard in tonight’s episode when she learnt from Denzel Danes (Jaden Ladega) that Darnell Larson (Christopher Colquhoun) was not a stem-cell match for Denise.

This left her feeling as though she’d been pushed aside, but when she confronted Denise, things only got worse.

When Denise admitted that she didn’t want to carry on with treatment, Amy was heartbroken and stormed out – straight into Craig’s waiting arms.

Amy wasn’t ready to have sex with Craig (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

However, Amy didn’t expect to find him outside the station holding boxes of his belongings, having been fired from his job.

Craig was let go after being accused of gross misconduct, having promised a young female colleague that he could help her advance her career in exchange for ‘getting serious’.

It also transpired that he was still under investigation at his previous station for the same offence, which left Jack Branning (Scott Maslen) and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) disgusted.

Craig lied to Amy (Picture: BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)

However, Craig manipulated Amy by letting her think that it was her fault he’d been fired, claiming that he’d been sacked because they’d found out he’d covered for her by withholding evidence.

When he revealed his plans to leave, Amy panicked and eventually decided to go home with him.

Though Amy had been assured by Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) earlier in the episode that a boy who really liked her would be willing to wait if she wasn’t ready, Amy was left feeling pressured by Craig to go further than she was prepared to go.

With Jack already aware of Craig’s reputation, how will he react if he finds out the disgraced officer pressured Amy into sex?

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