April Windsor went missing from the Emmerdale village on Christmas Day and was last seen getting into a mystery car

April Windsor has been missing on Emmerdale since Christmas Day.

In devastating scenes that aired this evening, a young girl was rushed into hospital, where Jacob Gallagher was working his first shift in accident and emergency. It was quickly revealed that the girl had been stabbed, and Jacob was beside himself when he learned that the young teen was found with April’s bank card after she went missing last week.

Marlon and Rhona have been heartbroken over losing April, with fans concerned about what happened to her and if she was still alive. It seems she had run away from the family, after it was revealed she took some of her stuff and money with her, but what fate did she face after heading out of the village in the back of an unknown car?

April disappeared on Christmas Day
At the end of tonight’s episode, it was confirmed that the girl who had been stabbed – who sadly didn’t survive her injuries – was not April but another young teenager, as the search continues for the missing teen.

We are yet to find out exactly what happened to April but we do know this missing storyline will continue for a while as spoilers for next week reveal that April is still missing and Marlon decides to film an appeal video to try and bring her home.

Producer Laura Shaw said of the storyline: “Marlon has recently been struggling with his relationship with April but never imagined he would be in such a heartbreaking situation this Christmas.

“In the coming weeks, as the search for April intensifies, we explore the emotional turmoil a family faces when a young person goes missing. We are so grateful to the charity Missing People for their invaluable help and support with this storyline.”

April left the village on Christmas Day but her current whereabouts is not known ( 
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Kate Graham, Head of Communications at Missing People, said: “It has been an amazing experience to work with Emmerdale on this important storyline. The researchers were clear from the start that they wanted to ground the storyline in reality and in no way glamorise it. Everyone at Emmerdale, including the actors, have impressed us with their understanding of a very difficult subject matter, meeting with our team of experts, asking very relevant questions and really immersing themselves in the experience of both being missing and homeless, and also being the parents of a missing teenager.

“We hope that as viewers watch this story unfold they are able to gain some understanding of what families with a missing loved one go through and why our charity exists to support those, as well as anyone thinking of being missing, or already away from home.”