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EastEnders Shifts to Legal Fallout After Fatal Turn in Cuckooing Storyline

Producers collaborated with specialist charities to ensure responsible portrayal.

Overview

  • Episodes released this week depict a fatal incident tied to the ongoing cuckooing arc involving Kojo Asare.
  • Within the storyline, police detain a key character after a confession, and prosecutors move to file a murder charge.
  • The narrative now pivots toward courtroom stakes and emotional repercussions for those closest to the events.
  • Cuckooing—criminals taking over a vulnerable person’s home to enable drug dealing—remains the central issue explored.
  • EastEnders says it worked with Causeway, the National Autistic Society and the Ben Kinsella Trust to inform the exploitation and knife-crime material.