ITV has severed ties with Martin Fustes, a writer on long-running soap opera Emmerdale, after he admitted to charges of attacking his girlfriend. The UK commercial broadcaster said it was ...

ITV has severed ties with Martin Fustes, a writer on long-running soap opera Emmerdale, after he admitted to charges of attacking his girlfriend. The UK commercial broadcaster said it was ...

Long-running British daytime drama “Emmerdale” will no longer be competing in the soap category at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards after one of its former writers admitted to assaulting his partner.

The news came just hours after Martin Fustes admitted in court to the assault of his girlfriend, causing actual bodily harm and an offense of intentional suffocation. He was given a two-year ...

Fustes, who wrote 171 instalments and worked on the show since 2006, admitted to causing actual bodily harm, and an offence of intentional suffocation on January 27.

Fustes wrapped the woman's dressing gown hood around her neck and dragged her back to the bed. "He was repeatedly shoving and pushing her back to the bed," said Miss Laws. "She attempted to escape.

The news came just hours after Martin Fustes admitted in court to the assault of his girlfriend, causing actual bodily harm and an offense of intentional suffocation. He was given a two-year ...