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Charlotte Tutton

Where Emmerdale fans will recognise Meena's barrister from - and her famous family

Emmerdale killer Meena Jutla is finally facing justice with her trial kicking off this week - but a familiar face might have distracted viewers in recent scenes.

Several residents have been tasked with facing Meena in court, with some expected to testify for the defence and the prosecution teams.

Meena stands trial for her huge list of crimes, including the murders of Leanna Cavanagh, Ben Tucker and Andrea Tate, while she also killed someone named Nadine.

But as Manpreet confided in Charles Anderson and contemplated whether to take to the stand or not last week, she had no idea her sister was preparing for this decision.

Emmerdale introduced killer Meena Jutla's defence barrister on the ITV soap on Monday night, and actress Amy Robbins may be recognisable to ITV viewers (ITV)

Last week, as she realised it was likely her sister was going to go up against her it soon became clear that Meena was plotting to take her down.

But Meena wasn't plotting alone, and her defence barrister arrived to her cell to update her on how their case was building.

Defence Barrister Milligan revealed it was her job to get a not guilty verdict from the jury for Meena, and set her free.

Amy Robbins appeared on The Royal between 2003 and 2011 (ITV)

In order to do this, she needed to build a case to make Meena look innocent of her crimes, with little physical evidence already helping them out.

With Meena finding out Leanna's stolen ring could not be used as evidence, she began plotting how to get the jury on her side - and this very much focused on making Manpreet look guilty herself.

Milligan will now feature in scenes all this week, as Meena appears in court and faces a jury.

Meanwhile, viewers tuning in may have recognised Milligan as she plotted alongside Meena.

Her sister Kate Robbins, who looks very much like her, most recently appeared in Netflix's After Life and BBC's EastEnders (BBC/Kieron McCarron/Jack Barnes)

The character is played by actress Amy Robbins who is no stranger to ITV roles, possibly most known for her role on The Royal, between 2003 and 2011.

Amy has had other roles on Heartbeat, Casualty, Holby City, Father Brown and Doctors.

Meanwhile, she has also appeared in rival soaps Hollyoaks and EastEnders over the years, before making her Emmerdale appearance on Monday - while some fans noticed her in scenes last month too.

Kate is the mother of comedian and Inbetweeners and I'm A Celebrity star Emily Atack (Instagram)

Amy has a famous family too, with her siblings and her niece all familiar faces in acting, presenting and comedy.

Her sister Kate Robbins, who looks very much like her, most recently appeared in Netflix's After Life and BBC's EastEnders.

Kate is the mother of comedian and Inbetweeners and I'm A Celebrity star Emily Atack, who is Amy's niece.

Amy and Kate's brother Ted Robbins is also a familiar face in the acting world, having had roles on Ackley Bridge, The A Word, Mount Pleasant, Bad Education and ITV soap Coronation Street.

Got any theories or thoughts on the storyline? Let us know in the comments section below.

Emmerdale airs weeknights at 7:30pm on ITV.

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