 It was revealed on 23 January 2014 that Belle would have a life-changing storyline later in the year which would see her unintentionally kill her best friend, Gemma Andrews (Tendai Rinomhota) after an argument gets out of hand.In March 2014, the character confessed and was charged with murder.In June 2014, the character was charged with manslaughter and later sentenced to 3 years imprisonment.