Joanna Hepworth is the wife of Rob Hepworth. She is a victim of domestic abuse and is obtaining drugs illegally from Faisal Bhatti.
Series 3[]
Joanna, who was the victim of domestic abuse from her husband Rob Hepworth, was illegally obtaining drugs from Faisal Bhatti. Near the start of her relation with Faisal, he made a passing comment about setting her up with a flat to get away from Rob. However, once Joanna realises that Faisal can't afford to rent out a flat for her, she lies and tells him that Rob knows he is supplying diazepam[1] for her. Joanna threatens Faisal, and tells him that when she gets called back to the police station, after the diazepam given to her was found by Rob and she was interrogated by Sargent Cawood, she'll tell the police that he was her supplier. Faisal states again that he still cannot afford the flat that she wants. After a while Joanna asks Faisal that instead of renting her a flat, he should help her murder Rob by injecting air into his blood stream[2]. Faisal reluctantly agrees, and starts to plan with Joanna. He later asks to see the garage to see whether or not he could drag Rob, once he's dead, out to his Audi. This is where Joanna starts to question if they should really go through with the plan, and asks Faisal if they could just stop and instead of killing Rob they should get him arrested for domestic abuse. Eventually, Joanna admits that she in fact never told Rob about the supplier of her Diazepam[1]. The argument escalates very quickly, and after Joanna tells Rob to 'Fuck off' he instinctively reaches for a rolling pin of the work surface, which he uses to beat her to death. However, Joanna doesn't die here, and Faisal injects her blood stream with air[2] from the syringe that he was going to use to kill Rob Hepworth.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diazepam belongs to a group of medicines called benzodiazepines. It's used to treat anxiety, muscle spasms and seizures or fits. It's also used in hospital to reduce alcohol withdrawal symptoms, such as sweating or difficulty sleeping.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 When an air bubble enters a vein, it's called a venous air embolism. When an air bubble enters an artery, it's called an arterial air embolism. These air bubbles can travel to your brain, heart, or lungs and cause a heart attack, stroke, or respiratory failure. An injection of 2-3 ml of air into the cerebral circulation can be fatal. Just 0.5-1 ml of air in the pulmonary vein can cause a cardiac arrest.