 [4] He was punched by another mourner at Abs' brother's funeral which made him fall through a table.It was later revealed that his character, Stacey, was an alcoholic and Abs tried to help him, ending in Abs setting up an alcohol clinic in Holby General.Newton-Lee was interviewed on ITV's "Loose Women" on 11 June 2009 ["citation needed"] to discuss the death of his character Stacey after an eight-month-long story line which gained critical acclaim.