Emmerdale spoilers: Jimmy King has his day in court

Will he be found guilty?

Author: Marianna MansonPublished 6th Jul 2021

Jimmy King has been awaiting his trial after being charged with death by reckless driving in Emmerdale.

Jimmy had previously pleaded guilty to the charge after he lost control of his van, crashing into the barn where Mandy Dingle was set to marry her abusive boyfriend Paul Ashdale.

The ensuing explosion resulted in Paul's death, and Jimmy has been battling his guilt ever since.

Jimmy is due in court

This week sees Jimmy arrive for his first day in court, but while Nicola King is full of optimism, Jimmy's not so sure and thinks his flustered testimony will indicate his guilt to the jury, and Nicola can see him giving up.

Turning to Mandy for support, Jimmy is overcome with gratitude over the new speech she's written for him to read out at his next court date. Misreading the signs, Jimmy leans in for a kiss but while Mandy initially kisses him back, they quickly pull away and Jimmy is full of mortified apologies.

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Mandy reminds Jimmy not to throw away what he has with Nicola, but is it already already too late for the Kings?

Has he gone too far?

Something sinister has been brewing in Emmerdale ever since Manpreet Sharma's long-lost sister Meena Jutla arrived in the village.

Recent weeks has seen her animosity with Jacob Gallagher intensify as she blames him for getting in the way of her relationship with his dad Jacob Gallagher.

But last week we saw just how evil Meena really is when she turned her wrath on Jacob's friend Leanna Cavanagh.

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