Hollyoaks' DeMarcus arrested by the police after Saul stabbing

 Is he innocent – and can he prove it?

Hollyoaks has aired the start of the aftermath of PC Saul Reeves' stabbing.

While we don't know who stabbed Saul yet, tonight's (July 19) episode saw various villagers react to the horrible crime.

In recent episodes, DeMarcus Westwood has taken to carrying a knife, believing he needs to protect himself from Joseph and his gang of bullies.

Last night's episode saw Saul break up a fight between DeMarcus and Joseph, but things turned sour between the pair after DeMarcus accidentally struck out at Saul, and Saul called DeMarcus a coward in front of everyone.

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In Tuesday's E4 first-look episode, it wasn't long before suspicion fell on DeMarcus, especially after Sid Sumner admitted that he'd seen DeMarcus at the scene.

Zoe Anderson later approached DeMarcus and said that she knew about him punching Saul, but told him she wasn't accusing anyone of the stabbing yet and she just needed him to provide information.

However, in the questioning room, Lexi Calder led the interview and was instantly aggressive towards DeMarcus, stating that she didn't want to "hear the words 'no comment' come out of that gob of yours", as well as bringing up the drama with the Deveraux family, and threatening him with worse punishment than a night in a cell.

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Pearl Anderson then told Lexi that they wouldn't be answering any more questions without a lawyer.

"You didn't arrest DeMarcus, which says to me that you have absolutely no evidence against him," Pearl told Lexi.

But the policewoman then produced the bloody hoodie that DeMarcus had previously thrown in a bin, and DeMarcus admitted that the blood on the sleeve belonged to Saul.

Seeing it, DeMarcus argued that it was an accident and said that he had dumped the clothing because his family would have freaked out if they saw it, but it wasn't long before his dad Felix barged in, called Zoe a "brainwashed diversity hire" and took DeMarcus home with him.

Later, however, they encountered Lexi yet again and she showed them a video of DeMarcus holding out what looks like a knife in front of Saul.

Lexi then arrested DeMarcus on suspicion of attempted murder. But have they got the right person, and what actually went down?

Hollyoaks now streams first on All 4, with new episodes dropping each weekday morning. The show airs Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, and at 7pm on E4.