Angelica King terrified as she’s given a brutal prison reality check in Emmerdale

DESPITE her young age, Angelica King faces harsh consequences as she confessed to being responsible for Heath Hope’s death.

She receives the help of Belle King next week in Emmerdale but things take a sour turn for the teen as she’s told a devastating truth.

After letting her pal Cathy Hope go down for Heath’s tragic demise, Angelica (portrayed by Rebecca Bakes) admitted she’d been behind the wheel when the accident that ended the lad’s life took place.

Her parents, Nicola and Jimmy King, have been beside themselves as they face the reality of Angelica’s actions and they will be leading her straight into a Secure Children’s Home.

Faced with the possibility of staying behind bars for several years, Angel is understandably scared.

Thankfully for her, someone else in the ITV village has undergone a similar ordeal – Belle King (Eden Taylor-Draper).

Belle paid a harsh price for the death of her former pal Gemma Andrews, which occurred after a scuffle, several years ago.

Coming up next week, Tom King (James Chase) tells Belle he’d promised that she would talk to his cousin Angelica about the Secure Children’s Home given her experience in one.

He makes her feel guilty at the thought of saying no and, soon, Belle gets serious with Angel as the reality finally sets in.

Belle opens up about what other children in the SCH might be like, and Angel’s fear grows.

She worries she’ll face similar mental health difficulties to Belle, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Coming down the stairs in Victoria Cottage, Jimmy King (Nick Miles) discovers them both upset, and comforts Angel as he admonishes Belle, who flees distraught.

Upset to have had her past brought up, Belle’s even more regretful when Tom backtracks on the idea that he made her speak to Angelica.

She’s grateful when he promises to protect her in future.

Viewers of the Yorkshire-based program will remember that Heath Hope was killed off on New Year’s Eve after a joyride gone wrong.

At the time, the teen, his twin sister Cathy and Angelica agreed to steal Wendy Posner’s car to head to a party in Hotten.

Cathy was initially driving but she soon handed the wheel over to her pal Angelica who, unlike her, hadn’t been given driving lessons by Scott Windsor.

An accident ensued and Heath succumbed to fatal injuries.

How will Angelica handle her impending exit?

Emmerdale airs weeknights from 7.30pm on ITV.