Violent mugging
Sonya's own life is threatened as she strives to help Erin kick her drug habit.

Sonya is determined to help Erin get back on her feet but will she be able to help her former friend without destroying her own life?

After living in fear for weeks as she was terrorised by a mysterious stranger, Sonya (Eve Morey) was shocked to discover her unknown tormentor was her old friend Erin (Adrienne Pickering).

Furious at Sonya for abandoing her and for introducing her to illicit substances, drug addict Erin hatched a sickening scheme for revenge but now that her tormentor has been unmasked, Sonya is determined to help her former friend put her life back together.

With Toadie (Ryan Moloney) overseas in Chilie as Neighbours makes it's return for the year, Brennan (Scott McGregor) worries Sonya will get hurt and orders Erin to leave Erinsborough but when he sees just how sick Erin is, Brennan ends up feeling sorry for her and invites her to stay at his place.

When an anxious Erin is unable to sleep, Sonya comes over to Brennan's and sits up all night playing cards with the addict. The two rekindle their bond and Erin reveals she desperately wants to be reunited with her daughter, so Sonya teams up with Karl (Alan Fletcher) to develop a plan to help Erin regain custody.

They need to get Erin into a rehab program, find her a job and sort out a secure living arrangement. All these problems are taken care of when Brennan agrees to let Erin continue to stay with him, prompting an overjoyed reaction from Sonya.

Noting this, Karl warns Sonya that a tough battle lies ahead.

Going clean won't be easy for Erin and Erin's battle will also force Sonya to come face to face with her own demons once again and Karl's words soon come back to haunt Sonya.

Just when things start looking up for Erin, the news that her daughter Cat is willing to meet up with her mother sends Erin into a tailspin. She asks Sonya for money to buy a dress to lift her confidence but Sonya knows this might just be an excuse to buy drugs.

Worried, Sonya follows Erin as she furthely walks down Ramsay Street and tails her troubled friend straight to a drug deal. Sonya feels betrayed and disappointed but her dismay is compounded even further when she is violently mugged by a stranger.

Sonya is brutally shoved against a wall and left completely stunned.

She thought the fight to keep Erin on the wagon was headed for sucess but the road ahead is going to be a long and rocky.


Source: TV Soap issue 1st January 2015