Home and Away has aired an unexpected death in its latest Australian episode, as Perri killed his abusive father Carl.

Perri Hayes (Cantona Stewart) arrived on Australian screens in late July as part of Tane’s (Ethan Browne) outreach programme for troubled teens.

With Perri being one of the few teens to take the initiative seriously, Tane soon took him under his wing, with Perri explaining that his upcoming 18th birthday meant that he needed to stay out of trouble, else next time he’d be facing prison rather than another stint in juvie.

It was soon revealed that Perri had been carrying out various illegal activities for his dad, Carl (Matthew Holmes), who frequently abused him throughout his childhood and teenage years.

If Carl arrived home unhappy, Perri knew that he would soon bear the brunt of his dad’s anger, so he felt pressured to do as he was told.

When Carl tracked his son down to Summer Bay and aggressively tried to force him to return home, it was the final straw for Perri, and he told Rose (Kirsty Marillier) that he wished to press charges against him.

A couple of weeks ago, the father and son faced each other in court, but when Carl was found not guilty, Perri was left terrified that his dad would come after him in search of revenge.