Leanne Gives Simon A Red Card
Will Leanne report Simon to the police!? We spoke to Jane Danson about Leanne's very difficult decision.
Things have seemed on a more even keel with Simon since he’s been having counselling?
Yes, Leanne feels as though things are a lot better - he is still moody and grumpy but much more the normal moody grumpy behaviour of a teenager - that she can cope with and the violence has stopped. She really feels as though it is the light at the end of the tunnel.
Do warning bells start to ring when Simon says he doesn’t want her at the footy match?
She thinks he is just being grumpy because she has had a go at him about his homework. So she still plans to go along.
Was she surprised to see Tom and find out who he is?
She is really surprised when he comes over to talk to her - neither of them had mentioned having a child so it is a surprise to both of the to see each other there, But it is a nice surprise and they start chatting - something that Simon immediately spots.
Did she notice Simon getting angry when he sees her talking to Tom?
Yes she kicks herself as she realises he has seen her doing what he sees as flirting with Tom - he has been teased by one of the other boys about it so he feels really stupid.
What’s Leanne’s reaction when he brutally tackles and badly injures another player?
Kyle the young lad who is injured is the one who was teasing Simon and he says that Simon did it on purpose. It isn’t something that she wants to believe but there is part of her that thinks it is entirely possible knowing what he has done to her and Amy in the past.
What’s her reaction when Zeedan tells her that Simon admitted to her that he did do it on purpose because he got angry?
She is devastated but she realises that things have gone too far and if he is starting to lash out at other people she needs to do something about it. It is one thing her having to deal with his anger issues but she knows that if things are going to start happening at school then there is a whole world of problems ahead for him unless she nips it in the bud now.
How does she feel when the police arrive?
She goes to the police station first by herself and tells them about him attacking her and that she now knows he has broken the leg of another player in his football team. It is the hardest thing she has ever had to do but she feels she has been left with no choice. She breaks down when she leaves the police station .The worst thing is she hasn’t had time to tell Simon what she has done before he opens the door to the police officers. He is terrified and can’t believe his mum has done this to him.
How will she feel if it turns out it really was an accident?
I think she would be devastated - but the fact is he confessed, although it may be that had more to do with him lashing out and blaming Leanne for causing the problem by flirting with Tom. He wanted her to feel bad but didn’t realise the trouble he would be in.
How can Simon and Leanne’s relationship ever get back on track?
I would like to hope this is the beginning of the final chapter of this story - it has been such a difficult time for them both and maybe it needed to get to this stage for them to turn it around and get their relationship back on track, it is a shock for them both.