ITV Emmerdale fans totally baffled as they point out ‘ridiculous’ Cathy twist

Emmerdale viewers were left baffled on Thursday night as they pointed out a “ridiculous” Cathy Hope twist.

Only recently, the hit ITV soap was full of heartbreak on New Year’s Day as teenager Heath died after joyriding in a car with his twin sister Cathy and Angelica King. The teenagers had been desperate to go to a New Year’s Eve party out of the village but couldn’t get a lift and their dad Bob Hope refused to pay for a taxi.

The trio were left bored at the B&B’s party so decided to take matters into their own hands, stealing Wendy’s car to joyride to the party. Since the crash, both Cathy and Angelica have claimed the other person was driving with the village left torn over who to believe, especially Bob who refused to see Cathy in order to protect her from himself.

Last month, it was the day of Heath’s funeral, and a guilty Angelica finally decided to tell the truth. Angelica confessed to her gobsmacked mother, Nicola, that she was the one driving the car when Heath died and she later confessed at the police station, where she was arrested for causing death by dangerous driving.

This week, protective parents Nicola and Jimmy have been preparing for Angelica’s court hearing. On Thursday night, Nicola and Jimmy learnt that the charges against Cathy had been dropped on their way to court. However, the same couldn’t be said for Angelica as her charges were not dropped and after pleading guilty she faces a custodial sentence, where she could be detained for at least a few years.

Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers were confused as to how Cathy’s charges had been dropped as she was the one who stole the car in the first place, which eventually led to Heath’s death. One person said: “Cathy nicked the car though and drove it, she’s not exactly innocent is she #Emmerdale”, a different account put: “Cathy facing no punishment is ridiculous #emmerdale”, another fan wrote: “Ridiculous and so unrealistic to drop the charges against Cathy #Emmerdale” while another added: “That’s terrible Cathy should get the jail as well #Emmerdale.”

Elsewhere, one person said: “#emmerdale How can they drop charges against Cathy, she stole the car”, a different account put: “So Cathy doesn’t even get punished for stealing the car #Emmerdale”, another viewer wrote: “None of them would have been in the car in the first place if it wasn’t for Cathy! #emmerdale” while a different fan added: “Absolutely ridiculous that Cathy has walked away with no charges. She instigated the whole taking of the car. Stole keys, drove and let some one else drive. She’s more to blame than angel #emmerdale.”