Death in Ambridge! The day The Archers stunned fans with the first murder in 65 years as shocking abusive relationship finally comes to a bloody end (and there was quite a twist)

Social media went into meltdown with tens of thousands of listeners expressing shock after Helen Titchener stabbed husband Rob (pictured together) in a dinner-time struggle in front of their young son Henry, five.

As it trended, one dubbed today: 'The day #TheArchers broke Twitter' (pictured, bottom). 

Moments before the murder, Helen had bravely informed Rob she was going to leave him because of his controlling behaviour which included dictating her clothes, hair and when she was allowed to leave the home. 

Rob handed her the knife and challenged her saying it was 'the only way out', taunting her by saying 'you are nothing without me here'.

It then goes quiet, with the silence interrupted by the knife clattering onto the floor.