Emmerdale Moira was left devastated over the death of her sheep – but fans have now ‘worked out’ who really did it in a shock twist

Emmerdale fans have ‘worked out’ who really killed Moira Dingle’s sheep – and it wasn’t her.

The soap favourite, played by Natalie J. Robb, has had a dramatic few months in the Dales. After acting out of character and suffering seizures, she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The news has rocked Moira and her family, who have rallied around the soap legend, worried that she can’t cope with everyday things anymore. Moira has been trying to keep a positive attitude though, despite often being in a daze, leading her to make mistakes.

However, during Wednesday’s episode (October 2) things took yet another dramatic turn. This week, Moira treated her son Isaac and bought him his own flock of sheep.

But things kicked off when Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano) Mack Boyd (Lawrence Robb) discovered several motionless sheep on the farm, prompting an urgent call to the vets.

Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) then showed up and told a devastated Moira Dingle that most of the sheep are dead and one’s in a bad state. Vanessa was quick to ask if the sheep ate from a nearby trough to which a confused Moira said they do and son Matty had fed them before.

However, Matty was quick to point out that he didn’t and that his mum had fed the sheep. According to Vanessa, the sheep had paint around their mouthes and upon investigating the trough, realised the paint was all over the hay.

Moira was quick to get defensive as she admitted to painting fences earlier in the day but insisted she would never take paint into a field of livestock. However, her family and Vanessa were quick to show her that paint had somehow got into the field, leaving a confused Moira devastated.

However, fans are certain that Moira was being set up and didn’t actually murder the sheep. Sharing their thoughts online, fans fear brother Mack could have something to do with it.

Writing on an Emmerdale Facebook fan page, one person said: “I do think it’s Mac that has done something the sheep to keep Moira inside.” Someone else mused: “I was thinking the same I think he done it.” A third wrote: “We thought that. Hope she’s not getting set up!” Other fans reckon returning soap legend Ross Barton could be behind it.

One fan penned: “I’m suspicious that someone is going out of their way to get Moira blamed for what they are doing. Could Ross want revenge she did destroy his mother for having affairs with his father.”

Emmerdale airs weeknights on ITV1 and ITVX at 7.30pm