Tom King uses Gabby Thomas in sick abuse scheme against Belle Dingle in Emmerdale

EMMERDALE’s Tom King ups his sick abuse of wife Belle Dingle on the soap and uses Gabby Thomas as part of his scheming plot.

Fans have been left distressed and distraught in recent weeks as they have watched Tom treat his new wife horribly.

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Tom finds someone new to taunt Belle Dingle with[/caption]

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His reasons for bonding with Vinny are not as innocent as he makes out[/caption]

Belle has been seen to question her marriage but has so far put it down to newlywed marital troubles.

Tom has used a variety of manipulative tactics to sabotage his wife and to belittle her.

He ruined a potentially lucrative job opportunity for her as well as making her fear and panic their dog had gone missing as part of a sick ‘animal abuse’ plot.

But now it looks like he is set to step things up a gear and draw more villagers into his harrowing plot.

In upcoming scenes, fans will see Tom enjoying making Belle distressed at his unexpected newfound friendship with Gabby Thomas.

Tom finds himself forming a connection with Gabby as part of a plot that sees him hunt for a girlfriend for Vinny Dingle.

Emmerdale fans will witness as Tom grows increasingly jealous of Belle and Vinny’s friendship, particularly after he attacked Vinny at the scrap yard.

As Belle continues to look after Vinny, Tom decided to become close to him himself in order to humiliate and embarrass him in front of Belle.

Belle’s suspicions become irked when Tom hangs out with Vinny and sets about finding him a girlfriend.

As Tom sets about Gabby as the potential love interest, it doesn’t take long until this rubs both Vinny and Belle up the wrong way.

Having ‘introduced’ Vinny and Gabby, Tom ends up spending more time with her and once Belle arrives, he enjoys his wife watching him form a bond with Gabby in front of her eyes.

Will Belle feel pressure to stay something to Tom about his interaction with Gabby?

And how will Vinny react at his behaviour?