Home Emmerdale Emmerdale news: Piper has d.i.e.d in a car crash! Tom seizes the moment and suggests moving to Dale Head to live with Belle. In a sudden outburst, Belle screams and hits Tom as she realizes that he was the one who k*lled Piper!

Emmerdale news: Piper has d.i.e.d in a car crash! Tom seizes the moment and suggests moving to Dale Head to live with Belle. In a sudden outburst, Belle screams and hits Tom as she realizes that he was the one who k*lled Piper!

The fate of Emmerdale’s beloved dog Piper has been confirmed – and fans will be devastated.

Fans will recall how Tom King (James Chase) has been abusing and gaslighting his wife Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) for months.

Recently though, Belle managed to break free and told Tom that their marriage is over.

However, despite them not being together, he has been trying to win her back with several grand gestures.

And during Friday’s instalment (August 16) sinister Tom sank to new lows as he attacked Belle’s beloved dog piper.

Standing her ground, Belle told Tom she’d prefer if he didn’t attend her family’s celebrations – leaving him fuming. He grabbed her wrists and started to threaten her.

Suddenly, Belle exploded, and demanded that he leave immediately – with the rest of the Dingle clan overhearing. Embarrassed, Tom quickly left – but things soon took a harrowing turn.

Later on, Tom drove up to the Wishing Well Cottage and noticed innocent doggy Piper. In a hard-to-watch scene, he then deliberately drove the car towards her.

At the end of the episode, a frantic Tom was later seen rushing back to the village with Piper wrapped in a blanket pretending to be concerned for the dog he just mowed down with his car. Leaving the pub, Belle spotted Tom, who promised he’d do all he could to save Piper.

In a video, shared with Metro, from Monday’s episode (August 19), Belle and Tom can be seen returning to the village – with Belle clearly reeling from the horrific incident. He then suggests that he moves in with Belle – but it appears she has a moment of clarity: that Tom was the one who ran down Piper.

Fuming, she screams at Tom: “It was you!’ You’ve killed her!” leaving Tom startled, not having expected her to figure out his involvement in the incident.