Yᴏʟᴀɴᴅᴇ Tʀᴜᴇᴍᴀɴ (Aɴɢᴇʟᴀ Wʏɴᴛᴇʀ) ꜰᴀᴄᴇs ꜰʀᴇsʜ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴀᴄʜᴇ ɪɴ EᴀsᴛEɴᴅᴇʀs ɴᴇxᴛ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴡʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴs ᴏꜰ Pᴀsᴛᴏʀ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ’s ꜰᴜɴᴇʀᴀʟ.
Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ sᴜɪᴄɪᴅᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴅᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴍᴇs.
Eᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ᴛʜɪs ʏᴇᴀʀ, Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ sᴇxᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛᴇᴅ Yᴏʟᴀɴᴅᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ɪɴ ʜᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴄᴇɴᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ꜰɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘᴏʀᴛ ʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴇᴠᴀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇᴠɪᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ.
A sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴏʀ ᴏꜰ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ’s ᴀʙᴜsᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ Dᴇʟɪᴀ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ʀᴇᴠᴇᴀʟɪɴɢ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ᴘᴀʀɪsʜ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ CPS ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀsᴛᴏʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛs ᴏꜰ sᴇxᴜᴀʟ ᴀssᴀᴜʟᴛ.
Aꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ, Yᴏʟᴀɴᴅᴇ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴠɪsɪᴛ ᴀᴛ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ, ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴛɪᴍɪᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅʀᴏᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇs.
Yᴏʟᴀɴᴅᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs sᴛᴜɴɴᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄᴇ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ʟɪꜰᴇ.
Vɪᴇᴡᴇʀs sᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴀsᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Cʟᴀʏᴛᴏɴ’s ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛɪᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴍᴇs.
Sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ, Yᴏʟᴀɴᴅᴇ ʜᴀs ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʙᴜɪʟᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ Cʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ ꜰᴀɪᴛʜ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀs Cʜʀɪsᴛᴍᴀs ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇs, sʜᴇ ɪs sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇsᴛɪᴠᴇ sᴘɪʀɪᴛ.
With Walford rallying around to turn on the Square’s Christmas lights next week, Yolande is taken aback when she learns about Pastor Clayton’s funeral.
Her family remain concerned about her, and later in the week, Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) and Chelsea Fox (Zaraah Abrahams) try to convince despondent Yolande to attend Jordan’s Christingle service.
Will they be able to support Yolande in her time of need?
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