Emmerdale fans all have the same complaint about David Metcalfe after Jacob’s horror stabbing
EMMERDALE fans all have the same complaint about David Metcalfe.
The shopkeeper – who is played by actor Matthew Wolfenden in the ITV soap – was left horrified tonight when he found his son Jacob stabbed and close to death.
Viewers know Jacob took a knife to confront drug dealer Callum but ended up having it turned on himself.
He spent the night in the cold bleeding out and was only found when David and Leyla went searching for him.
Rushed to hospital for life-saving surgery, the family waited for news – but David couldn’t resist making himself the centre of attention and attacking Leyla every chance he got.
The doctor came out and told them that Jacob was still in a life-threatening situation – but the operation went as well as could be expected.
As Liam and Leyla breathed sighs of relief, Liam took himself off – and David couldn’t resist the opportunity to snipe at his ex.
“He shouldn’t be here though, should he?” said David.
“We’re as angry as you are but we can’t change what happened – as much as we’d like to,” interrupted Eric trying to shut his son down.
“We have to concentrate on Jacob,” he added.
Leyla said: “It’s all any of us want.”
Eric walked off and David turned back to Leyla with venom in his voice.
“How can you just sit there and say things like that when you’ve lied so much?” he seethed.
“You’d have just lied to cover your own back. Let me tell you something, when this is all over, when Jacob gets out of here, me and you are done forever.
“You’re still sat there? If you had any decency you’d go as far away from Jacob as possible.”
But David’s warning didn’t impress viewers who remembered his mistakes saw Jacob being groomed and abused by a paedophile under his nose.
One wrote: “I don’t often feel sorry for Leyla…. But I think Eric and David were way to harsh! It was Jacobs choice to go and confront a drug dealer (and Jacob who took the knife) Leyla isn’t perfect but this wasn’t all on her.”
A second said: “Why are Eric and David blaming it all on Leyla? Jacob is there because he decided to go out and threaten somebody with a knife and it backfired.”
Another added: “David blaming leyla! She didnt tell Jacob to carry a knife and confront her drug dealer!”