Emmerdale has been cleared over 116 complaints made about Gerry Roberts's death scene.
The scene, which aired on May 17, showed Lachlan White threatening to kill his former cellmate Gerry at the B&B building site, before dropping a brick on him.
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The moment of Gerry's death was not shown on screen and viewers did not see his body, but there were several complaints submitted under the category of violence.
74 complaints were received about the episode on the night it aired, before more were submitted in the aftermath.
Ofcom has now released its latest broadcast bulletin – which reveals details of all complaints received, as well as whether they were investigated.
Complaints about the soap were assessed but not investigated "because they did not raise issues warranting investigation".
An Ofcom spokesperson told Digital Spy: "We carefully assessed complaints that scenes involving violence were not suitable for broadcast before the watershed.
"However, we found that no graphic details were shown on screen. The scenes were also part of a long-running storyline, which would have been within regular viewers' expectations."
John Whiston, who's head of continuing drama at ITV, defended the soap at the time.
"I don't think that it's that the world has got any darker," he said. "I just think that we on soaps have got a bit more confident on tackling subjects that really, really matter".
Emmerdale fans were devastated at the loss of Gerry, while actor Shaun Thomas, who played him, revealed that it hadn't been his own choice to leave the show.
And Thomas Atkinson, who plays killer Lachlan, revealed at the British Soap Awards that he would like his character to kill again.
"It's a bit weird but yeah, I think I would (like him to commit murder again)," he said.
"For me as an actor it's interesting to do, so how can I not want that?"
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