‘We will never condone the use of violence’: Domestic abuse centre condemns shock Emmerdale storyline which saw Charity slap son Noah
A domestic abuse centre has condemned a recent storyline in which Charity Dingle slapped her teenage son Noah across the face.
Thursday’s installment of ITV soap saw the mother and son have an almighty row as Charity scuppered Noah’s chances of getting into the army, with their showdown resulting in lashing out.
However, the National Centre of Domestic Violence has slammed the shock plot, stating that they ‘will never condone the use of violence or abuse’ in any form.
Not impressed: A domestic abuse centre has condemned a recent storyline in which Charity Dingle slapped her teenage son Noah across the face
Sharon Bryan, the Head of Partnerships and Development at support organisation at NCDV, told The Sun: ‘We at NCDV will never condone the use of violence and abuse in any of its forms, whether it be between partners in intimate relationships, parent to child or child to parent.
‘All abuse is wrong and is essentially a misuse of power and control by one person over another. There is no justification’.
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Showdown: Thursday’s installment of ITV soap saw the mother and son have an almighty row as Charity scuppered Noah’s chances of getting into the army, with their showdown resulting in lashing out
The tense scenes saw Noah (Jack Downham) give his mum Charity (Emma Atkins) some harsh home truths, as he berated her ruining his plans and for being a bad mum.
Seething at her while Chas (Lucy Pargeter) watched on, he ranted: ‘You’ve spent my whole life ignoring me, fobbing me off on anyone like you do to Moses now.
‘You don’t care if we’re happy as long as we’re out of your way. You’re two faced and selfish.
‘Vanessa knew it, that’s why she left you. Because you’re a dirty cheat. I mean at least it got you away from Johnny. What a joke that was, you pretending to like a kid that’s not even yours?’
Row: The tense scenes saw Noah (Jack Downham) give his mum Charity (Emma Atkins) some harsh home truths, as he berated her ruining his plans and for being a bad mum
Slap: As Chas warned him to watch his words and Charity begged him to stop, he continued to shout at his mum, and in the heat of the moment, she smacked him across the face
As Chas warned him to watch his words and Charity begged him to stop, he continued to shout at his mum, and in the heat of the moment, she smacked him across the face.
As Noah ran away, Charity was instantly full of regret, shouting to him: ‘I’m sorry, Noah I’m so sorry.’
Emmerdale viewers at home were quick to react to the slap, with many sympathising with Charity but felt her violence was a step too far.
‘I was siding with Charity until she put her hands on him smh’ commented one viewer.
Reaction: Emmerdale viewers at home were quick to react to the slap, with many sympathising with Charity but felt her violence was a step too far
While another tweeted: ‘And she really has slapped him this time! That’s you not winning any mother of the year awards Charity, in fact Noah has probably just disowned you for life.’
A third shocked watcher simply penned: ‘Oh Charity’.
With another adding: ‘And Smack! Charity really has just opened a huge can of worms (or should that be pee) between her and Noah! This has been coming long before this madness with Charity began back in October!’
Emmerdale continues weeknights on ITV.
The domestic abuse centre said: ‘We at NCDV will never condone the use of violence and abuse in any of its forms, whether it be between partners in intimate relationships, parent to child or child to parent’