Ben Mitchell takes vengeance against boyfriend Paul Coker’s killers as EastEnders’ homophobia storyline gets even darker

IT'S been a tough week on Albert Square following the shocking death of Ben Mitchell's boyfriend Paul Coker but now things are set to take a dark turn on EastEnders.

When the police investigation stalls, a distraught Ben decides to take matters into his own hands to avenge Paul's death.

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Ben is under increasing pressure in tomorrow night's episode when police want him to identify someone they have in custody following the homophobic attack last week.

When he can't formally recognise the suspect, Ben is left feeling helpless.

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However, later on he spots one of the attackers sitting in a car outside the police station and his close pal Johnny Carter quickly pulls out his phone to get a snap of the number plate.

When Ben arrives home, he explains to Phil what happened and that the police no longer have any suspects in custody.

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Phil struggles to be supportive and Ben grows more frustrated with DC Rice explains that they don't have enough evidence so the only suspect is now out on bail.

Johnny grows worried about Ben and tries to intervene but Ben has already decided to take matters into his own hands.

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Last week, Ben - played by Harry Reid - confirmed that he and Paul were the victims of a homophobic attack on a night out.

In a shocking twist, the Mitchells had been told that Ben was dead, only to be led in to see Paul Chokers body.

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While Ben initially didn't tell police that he and Paul were a couple, he also insisted they were randomly mugged.

However, he later broke down and told Johnny that they were targeted by a group of guys after seeing them taking selfies outside a club.

He said: "When we left the club, we were taking selfies and laughing about something stupid."

"These four blokes starting following us, saying 'Come on then, you f*ggots'.

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"Paul said I should just leave it, but I didn't, did I? I had to start mouthing off like I always do.

"Paul's dead and it's all my fault."

EastEnders airs these scenes on Tuesday July 26 at 7.30pm on BBC One.

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