Emmerdale has been hit with a fresh wave of Ofcom complaints. The ITV soap left viewers reeling earlier this month when Vinny Dingle (Bradley Johnson) was subjected to a brutal attack during a date gone awry, but the drama escalated even further last Thursday.

Devotees of the Yorkshire-based drama will recall that Mack (Lawrence Robb) was murdered by John Sugden (Oliver Farnworth) last Thursday. He was shot with a crossbow and then struck with a rock, leading to a total of 158 official complaints being lodged with the broadcast regulator.

An Ofcom spokesperson confirmed to The Mirror that the complaints were 'related to violent scenes involving a character's death'.

Mack had discovered evidence that exposed John's lies and his dark secrets. As John realised Mack was onto him, it led to

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