Neighbours spoilers follow.

The following article contains discussion of topics including baby loss that some readers may find upsetting.

Neighbours has confirmed that Leo Tanaka will be one of the suspects in the show's new murder mystery.

Leo is due to face scrutiny after a body is found in Lassiters Lake later this week, as previewed in a recent trailer released by the soap.

The grisly discovery is made this Thursday (March 20) – just one of the huge storylines coming up to mark Neighbours' 40th anniversary celebrations.

Beyond that, fans can expect plenty of intrigue and suspicion as the police start to investigate.

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Early next week, Krista Sinclair returns home to Erinsborough following her honeymoon and tries to work through some relationship issues with Leo.

Before Krista gets a chance to do so, she discovers that scheming Chelsea Murphy has arrived back in town with a newborn baby.

With Chelsea claiming to be a reformed character, she pays a visit to Krista and tries to make amends for what happened last year. Viewers will remember that Chelsea locked Krista in the Lassiters sauna while she was pregnant, causing her to tragically lose her baby.

Unsurprisingly, Krista has no intention of forgiving Chelsea for the past. She brands Chelsea a monster and warns her to stay away.

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Later, Krista turns back to Leo and sets to work on sorting out their problems.

Unfortunately, another shocking distraction soon presents itself when the couple find out that the body of someone they know has been found in Lassiters Lake.

Amid the chaos and confusion, Krista fails to spot that Leo has a mysterious scratch on his knuckles.

Does this mean that Leo played a part in the shocking death? Whatever the case, it's surely only a matter of time before the police start asking him some difficult questions...

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Neighbours airs these scenes on Monday, March 24.

Neighbours releases new episodes from Mondays to Thursdays for free on Amazon Freevee and Prime Video in the UK and US. In Australia, the show airs from Mondays to Thursdays at 4pm on Channel 10, with a 6.30pm repeat screening on 10 Peach Comedy.

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