In a special episode, which highlighted some of the issues facing modern day prisons, Aaron (played by Danny Miller) came face to face with homophobic thug Jason once again.
Jason and his cronies pushed Aaron into an empty cell and began to taunt him.
Holding him down, Jason told Aaron that he was lying in the same bed where his own father had committed suicide.
Later on in the programme, unable to tell anyone what had happened, Aaron turned to drugs.
Before the soap started, ITV warned that there were scenes of violence ahead that some viewers might find upsetting.
But some of those watching at home were so deeply affected by the hard-hitting storyline, they switched the show off before the first advertisement break.
One social media user said: “Sorry #Emmerdale I love you but I had to switch off. The things he was saying to Aaron were too much for me.”
“#Emmerdale? What exactly does the watershed cover? Don’t need this on my Monday night. Now watching The One Show,” another complained.
A third tweeted: “#emmerdale Cannot watch this. Shocking and wrong that it is on at 7pm.”
While a fourth said: “This is too violent for 7pm #Emmerdale @emmerdale.”
Emmerdale continues tomorrow night at 7pm on ITV.
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