Emmerdale writers have admitted they have made a huge U-turn in the Meena Jutla storyline.
The serial killer, played by Paige Sandhu, has become a massively popular part of the soap.
Viewers have loved watching her murder her way through the village.
She killed Leanna Cavanagh by pushing her off a bridge, then murdered Andrea Tate by leaving her to burn alive in a fire.
Meena then killed Ben Tucker after he discovered evidence of her attempted murder of Victoria Sugden.
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And she kidnapped her own sister and held her captive alongside Vinny Dingle before trying to gas them and fleeing the village.
The serial killer returned with an attempt to kill Billy and Dawn Fletcher but failed and was caught.
And now writer Sharon Marshall has revealed the team were desperate to keep her around – but were forced to say goodbye to the character.
Emmerdale writers perform huge U-turn on Meena plot
Sharon told This Morning: “We do love the serial killers and go: ‘Is there a way to keep them in? Can people get away with it?'”
She added: “We said: ‘Is there a way legally she could go through this, if she pleads a certain way?’
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