Verity’s life hangs in the balance (Picture: Lime Pictures)

Verity Huthinson’s (Eva O’Hara) life is on the line in Hollyoaks after she was attacked by a mysterious resident who was intent getting rid of her.

The popular character, as viewers know, is on the warpath with Eric Foster (Angus Castle-Doughty), after discovering that he is a radical misogynist who has been spiking women in the village.

Eric promised to turn over a new leaf if she kept quiet about her discovery and she ultimately agreed, but last week Verity found her bother accessing the Men’s First group chat once more and was left disappointed.

Monday’s (December 5) first look edition of the Channel 4 soap saw the lawyer contemplate turning Eric in to the police once more, but instead she decided to post a comment in the vile group chat, using her brother’s account.

While doing so, however, she saw a disturbing post about Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson), and thus wasted little time in trying to get in contact with her.

Eric, meanwhile, found out that Verity had posted in the Men’s First chat using his profile, and thus he received a lot of messages from disgruntled men urging him to ‘silence’ his sister.

The misogynist vowed to do just that.

Is this the end for Verity? (Picture: Lime Pictures)

Subsequent scenes saw Verity, hard at work at Dee Valley Law, once again trying to get in touch with Maxine, hoping to notify her about what she spotted online.

Things, however, took a harrowing turn as Verity was attacked by a mysterious person, who whacked her over the head with a large book, before pulling the bookcase down on top of her.

Verity was seen unconscious moments later, evidently in serious danger. Has she been killed by this mystery attacker?

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What’s more, just who is to blame? Is Eric the culprit? Or could it be killer Bobby Costello (Jayden Fox), who was determined to stop her from investigating him for murder?

Either way, Verity’s life hangs in the balance. Will she be found before it’s too late?

Hollyoaks continues Tuesday December 6 at 7pm on E4, or stream the next episode from midnight on All4.

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Verity was targeted in a brutal attack.