{"id":41607,"date":"2025-06-20T12:31:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=41607"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:31:19","slug":"sarah-sugden-emmerdale-everything-you-need-know-about-shocking-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/sarah-sugden-emmerdale-everything-you-need-know-about-shocking-death\/","title":{"rendered":" The original Sarah Sugden in Emmerdale – everything you need to know about her shocking death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Sugden was Victoria\u2019s biological mum, and Andy and Robert\u2019s adoptive mum. She died tragically in a barn fire.<\/p>

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In the Classic Emmerdale episodes currently airing on ITV3, Victoria\u2019s trying to get to the bottom of what happened to her mum. She discovers her dad Jack was arrested for Sarah\u2019s murder and she wants to know the truth.<\/p>\n

So we thought it was time to revisit Sarah\u2019s shocking death.<\/p>\n

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Sarah and Jack had a vicious custody battle over Robert, Andy and Victoria (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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What went wrong for Jack and Sarah Sugden in Emmerdale?<\/h2>\n

Back at the end of the 1990s, Jack and Sarah were married, and living with their kids Robert, Andy and Victoria. But the Sugdens\u2019 marriage was under strain. Jack was focusing on the farm, while Sarah wanted more.<\/p>\n

Jack\u2019s money troubles were growing and he even started taking Robert and Andy out of school to help on the farm.<\/p>

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