Home and Away confirms next stage of Felicity's upsetting storyline
The following article contains discussion of sexual assault.
Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian pace episodes, which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.
Home and Away's Felicity Newman looks set to face her attacker in a restorative justice storyline.
Felicity received an unexpected phone call in Thursday night's triple bill in Australia (August 17), which revealed that Jeremy had asked for a meeting.
The timing was difficult for Felicity, as the call came just as her husband Tane needed to support his family in New Zealand.
Tane was alarmed to hear that Gemma Parata – the widow of his late brother Mikaere – had been in a car accident over in New Zealand.
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Gemma was going to be in hospital for a while, so her son Nikau had already made plans to fly over from New York to support her.
Tane was reluctant to make his own trip to New Zealand as he didn't want to leave Felicity so soon after her sexual assault.
Felicity encouraged Tane to go and when she later received the call about Jeremy, she chose not to tell him about it as she knew that he'd want to stay.
Once Tane had left for the airport, Felicity paid a visit to her best friend Eden Fowler to tell her what was going on.
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When Eden asked if Felicity was okay, she replied: "I'm not. I got a call yesterday. My attacker wants to meet with me."
Jacqui Purvis, who plays Felicity, first mentioned this storyline development in an exclusive interview with Digital Spy last month.
Jacqui told us: "We end up exploring restorative justice. That's where the story is heading, where Felicity actually talks to the perpetrator."
Restorative justice is a programme whereby those harmed by crimes meet those who were responsible, giving them an opportunity to discuss the impact and hold offenders to account.
Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in October.
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.
In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.
Read more Home and Away spoilers on our dedicated homepage
If you've been affected by the issues raised in this story, you can access more information from Rape Crisis England and Wales, who work towards the elimination of all forms of sexual violence and sexual misconduct, on their website or by calling the National Rape Crisis Helpline on 0808 802 9999. Rape Crisis Scotland’s helpline number is 08088 01 03 02.
Readers in the US are encouraged to contactRAINN, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline on 800-656-4673.
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