A deadly threat is issued, leading to the confirmation of a Christmas murder victim in EastEnders.

Linda Carter's confrontation with rapist Dean Wicks in recent EastEnders scenes has left many fans wondering if he could be the one to end up dead on Christmas Day. Back in February, a flash forward episode teased a murder that would take place on Christmas Day, with The Six - Linda, Kathy Beale, Suki Panesar, Sharon Watts, Denise Fox and Stacey Slater - all gathered around a dead body.

When Dean returned to Walford this Halloween, Linda was startled and scared of him coming back. In recent scenes, Dean took on the role of Santa in the Beale's Eels Christmas grotto that Linda's son Ollie was desperate to visit. When Anna Knight realised it was Dean in the costume, she dragged the kids home.

Linda quickly caught wind of the situation and marched over to confront Dean. She issued a chilling threat, saying "you keep away from my children. You go near them again and I will kill you." Her words are a major clue that Dean could be the dead body on Christmas Day, and Linda could be the one to kill him.

With Linda now off the wagon after Dean played her false confession to the Queen Vic, the chance of her being pushed far enough to murder him has definitely increased. The other five women would almost certainly fight him off if it meant protecting Linda, especially given Kathy's line in the flash forward episode about her having a wall of friends around her to protect her from Dean.

We can only wait to see if the speculation is true and if this may be the way in which Dean finally meets his demise. It will be a Christmas Day to remember, that's for sure!

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