Ruby goes to the police station
CAN SHE RELY ON STACEY AND MARTIN TO SUPPORT HER?
Ruby is terrified no one will believe her – she’s questioning everything”
Brave Ruby finds the courage to go to the police this week, and with the support of her friend Stacey, she tells them she was raped.
Although she agreed to go to a clinic to be examined following the night she spent with Martin’s friends Ross and Matt, Ruby has refused to get the authorities involved. She just wants to move on from the whole situation, but Stacey is determined that justice must be done and helps Ruby get ready to speak her truth.
“What happened to Ruby has rocked her world, and she’s struggling to cope,” explains our Walford insider. “She’s terrified nobody will believe her and is questioning everything. Having Stacey by her side means everything to Ruby, especially as the men she will be accusing are Martin’s pals. Walking into that police station takes all her strength, but it’s the right thing to do.”
Following that terrible night, Martin and Stacey are at loggerheads. She’s standing by Ruby and is livid that her friend is being trolled online, telling Martin that this abuse must be from his friends. For him, it’s tough to believe the boys could be capable of rape, and he’s even more shaken when he discovers further information about the events of that night. Taking what he knows to Stacey, Martin implores her to get Ruby to talk her through exactly what happened. Reluctantly, Stacey does so, but her questioning rattles Ruby, who decides to brush the whole thing under the carpet and heads over to E20. When Stacey finds her, she recognises the deep trauma Ruby is experiencing, and tells her friend about the attack she herself was subjected to by evil rapist Archie Mitchell. Stacey’s harrowing story gives Ruby the wake-up call she needs.
Following Ruby’s police report, the officers ask Stacey
and Martin to make their own statements about what they saw. After intense interviews, they head off in separate directions, which is when Ross approaches Martin.
“Ross is a desperate man and demands to know what’s going on,” shares our spy. “Martin’s first instinct is to get away from him, but when Ross shows him a text from Ruby, he’s forced to pause. For Martin, there are so many question marks around what Stacey’s mate is saying, and the whole situation still seems dangerously unclear. He’s worried that his mates could be innocent, and Ruby might be misremembering the details of what happened.”
Arriving at the Vic where Ruby is waiting with a ‘thank you’ drink for him, Martin is in turmoil. What could this mean for Ruby and her case?