Emmerdale has been hit with Ofcom complaints after a "harrowing" episode about April Windsor aired on Friday evening View 3 Images Emmerdale's April Windsor is in lots of debt (Image: ITV)

Emmerdale fans have lodged formal complaints with broadcasting regulator Ofcom following a deeply disturbing episode featuring April Windsor (portrayed by Amelia Flanagan) that aired on Friday night. ‌

The hard-hitting instalment saw the teenage character caught up in a horrific trafficking storyline , nearly being forced into prostitution by an older man as part of a county lines drug operation. ‌

The shocking scenes unfolded as villains Celia Anderson (Jaye Griffiths) and Ray Walters (Joe Absolom) continued dragging April deeper into their sinister world, with the youngster appear

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