EastEnders spoilers as innocent Sonia Fowler faces trial for m.u.r.d.e.r amid Bianca Jackson captivity

However, killer Reiss Colwell (Jonny Freeman) remains a free man while his pregnant fiancee Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) has been wrongfully charged with the m.u.r.d.e.r.

Sonia has not been on-screen since she was imprisoned in August for Debbie’s m.u.r.d.e.r. Still, her sister Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) returned to Walford to get justice. She discovered the truth about Reiss, only to end up illegally imprisoned by the k.i.l.l.e.r in a storage containment facility.

Bianca herself has not been seen on-screen since the beginning of November, leaving fans to wonder what state she is in.

Now we have first-look pictures of scenes to air later this month as a struggling Sonia receives a visit from fiancee Reiss in prison.

Further imagery then shows Sonia facing her first day in court for the m.u.r.d.e.r of Debbie, as she anxiously awaits her fate to see if justice will prevail or if she faces life in prison for a crime she did not commit.

Will Sonia discover the truth about Reiss and will anyone find out if he is keeping Bianca imprisoned?

Speaking about Sonia’s predicament last year, Cassidy previously told the press including RadioTimes.com: “It’s her worst nightmare coming true. She absolutely cannot believe it, especially when Reiss has been let off because he has an alibi.

“I think it happens so quickly and in a flash that she’s just desperately scared about the baby and the impact this level of stress and trauma will have on a pregnancy that’s so fragile. That’s her main concern, losing her baby or having her baby and them taking it away, like what happened with Bex. She’s worried that history is going to repeat itself.”

Here’s hoping Sonia finds freedom…

EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and from 6am on BBC iPlayer.