EastEnders' Karen Taylor floored as Keanu's real killer is exposed

EastEnders aired emotional scenes on Thursday (June 13) as Keanu Taylor was finally laid to rest. The mechanic was killed by Linda Carter in The Vic on Christmas Day after she stabbed him in the back with a meat thermometer.

Linda committed the violent act in a bid to stop him from strangling her best mate Sharon Watts to death. After Keanu's decomposing body was discovered beneath the floor of the café, The Six worked together to set up Dean Wicks for the murder.

Despite pleading his innocence Dean was subsequently charged with Keanu's murder and held in prison on remand. In tonight's trip to Walford, Karen Taylor returned for her son's funeral and immediately butted heads with Sharon Watts as she blamed her for Keanu's death.

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However, after some wise words from Kat Slater, Karen broke down as she spoke about losing her boy and confirmed Sharon could attend the funeral with the pair also sharing a hug.

The rest of The Six, including Kathy, Stacey, Suki, Linda, and Denise were seen sitting with their thoughts as Keanu was finally laid to rest. Each of the women flashed up on screen as Karen read out a heartbreaking eulogy for her beloved son.

During the wake at The Queen Vic grieving Karen expressed confusion over Dean killing Keanu at Christmas, and found the situation hard to believe as the two men had no connections.

Wanting answers, Karen left the pub and headed to prison to see Dean who looked rather worse for wear with an unkept beard. She begged him for closure and asked him to admit what he had done, but in response Dean dropped a bombshell.

"Linda Carter is lying about me being at the scene of the crime, I wasn't there", Dean protested. Karen demanded Dean be honest as she was "finding it hard to cope".

Dean added: "Just ask Linda why she's lying. She's a basket case, you can see it in her eyes. And I think you believe me."

As Dean tells Karen who really killed her son, will she believe him? EastEnders will have to wait and see.

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