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<\/p>\nEmmerdale stalwart Lydia Dingle (played by Karen Blick) summoned the courage to confront her rapist on Wednesday’s instalment of the ITV soap.<\/p>\n
She was raped by Craig Reed (Ben Addis) in recent weeks while they were at work and she’s been struggling in silence ever since.<\/p>\n
Her husband Sam Dingle (James Hooton) has noticed Lydia has not been herself as of late, but she has been too fearful to tell him about the sexual assault.<\/p>\n
She even set fire to the clothes she was raped in when she took them to woodland away from her home.<\/p>\n
Lydia has not reported the crime to the police and Craig has been acting like nothing happened when he runs into her at work.<\/p>\n
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READ MORE <\/strong> Emmerdale couple hit the rocks as newcomer delivers crushing news to villager<\/strong><\/p>\n However, Lydia stood up to her rapist on the latest episode of the soap before the credits rolled.<\/p>\n She looked Craig in the eye and told him that he raped her – and he did not know how to respond.<\/p>\n Emmerdale fans flocked to Twitter to praise Lydia for confronting her attacker, with some convinced his downfall looms.<\/p>\n Dave penned to his followers: Go Lydia tables turned now Craig #Emmerdale.”<\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Mike shared: “Well done Lydia telling Craig exactly what he is -a rapist. Still, go to the police Lydia, don\u2019t threaten it do it! #Emmerdale.”<\/p>\n Will she report the ordeal to the police and tell her husband the truth in upcoming scenes?<\/p>\n Another user remarked: “Well done Lydia for finally standing up to Craig and telling him what he is @karenblick – outstanding.”<\/p>\n Reece shared: “Writers, listen to the fans #Emmerdale kill Craig.”<\/p>\n A user called Craig said: “Brave scenes involving Lydia. Big hugs #emmerdale.”<\/p>\n Will Craig end up behind bars or will he end up being killed by Sam when he finds out the truth?<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/20\/590x\/secondary\/Lydia-was-raped-by-Craig-when-she-was-at-work-4969972.jpg?r=1695243077647\")
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