A SHOCK confession has rocked The Six murder trial in EastEnders tonight and

it’s bad news for Linda Carter. Viewers know that Dean Wicks is facing a murder charge

having been framed for the killing of Keanu Taylor by The Six. Sign up for the

EastEnders newsletter In actual fact Linda killed Keanu to save Sharon Watts’ life and it was covered up by the other women. They framed Dean hoping that he wouldn’t put it all together and accuse them of taking revenge on him for raping Linda. However in tonight’s episode Dean was warned not to confess because it would look even worse to the jury and wouldn’t go his way. On the stand Dean repeatedly tried to insist that he was innocent – but the prosecution made him look deranged. Read more on EastEnders With nothing left to lose, and realising that his only plan was to tell the truth, Dean took a gamble.

He ranted about how Sharon must have killed Keanu and that they had planted the murder weapon in his flat to frame him. And then he said: “They must have put it there because I raped her. “I’ve denied it for years, and driven her buts that’s what this is about. This is her taking her revenge. “So yeah, I did it, I raped her so send me down for that. But I’ll tell you one thing sweetheart, you ain’t sending me down for a murder I didn’t do.” The Six unravel as key member falls apart at pivotal moment in Dean Wicks trial Linda burst into tears in the gallery while Dean looked smug, thinking he’d found a way to his freedom. But will his confession make a difference? Or will he still go down for Keanu’s murder?