Nish Panesar arrested after violent attack on Suki in EastEnders

SUKI Panesar tried to break free from her controlling husband Nish, which resulted in her falling down a flight of stairs.

Next week in EastEnders, Nish is blamed for the incident and taken in by the police. But is he really to blame?

Tired of feeling oppressed within her own marriage, the businesswoman played by Balvinder Sopal decided it was time for her to embrace a new life with secret partner Eve Unwin (Heather Peace).

The pair hatched a plan to take Nish (Navin Chowdhry) down once and for all but the controlling and mentally abusive character outfoxed them.

Suki's lifeless body was later found down the stairs in shocking BBC One scenes and Eve became convinced Nish had taken things to a vile level.

Coming up next week, Suki's distraught son Vinny (Shiv Jalota) searches for answers about his mother's accident, reaching the conclusion that it was an attempt of life.

Nish is horrified by his assumptions and tries to shut them down, but Eve's fears for Suki's welfare fuel Vinny's theory.

At the hospital, Eve and Suki worry whether Ravi Gulati (Aaron Thiara) realises she planned to leave Nish.

Eve is convinced Suki isn't safe if sent home, but the doctors discharge her regardless of her concerns.

Meanwhile, after overhearing Eve worrying about Suki's safety, Mitch Baker (Roger Griffiths) fears that Suki is a victim of domestic violence, which brings him back painful memories of his daughter Chantelle Atkins who was killed by her own husband Gray.

When Mitch offers to get some food for Suki, Nish declines and says they don’t want any visitors.

At No.41, Vinny tries to get Suki to open up about her feelings, but Nish stops the conversation.

A frustrated Vinny gives Eve his keys, hoping she can get through to Suki.

When alone, Eve tells Suki there's only one way out of this – she must report Nish for pushing her down the stairs.

As Vinny and Mitch separately continue to fear for Suki's welfare, Nish is angry about being the subject of so much gossip.

When Vinny voices his fears to Ravi, he's stunned to hear that Suki was leaving.

In later scenes, Suki is speculated to have hurt herself and she calls Eve, announcing she's made a decision.

Nish is rattled when DS Miles and Callum Highway (Tony Clay) arrive to speak to Suki and question whether Nish has ever been violent.

After a tense chat, they take Nish in for questioning and present some evidence that lends to their theory that he pushed Suki.

The businessman is arrested for ABH - could he be brought to justice for his misdeeds?

Is this Eve and Suki's way out?

EastEnders airs from Monday to Thursday at 7.30pm on BBC One.