Owen Turner is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lee Ross.

[1] Ross' character made his final appearance on 26 November 2009[2] after being murdered by his ex-wife's new fiancé - Lucas Johnson (Don Gilet).

Owen is the ex-husband of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) and father of her daughter, Libby (Belinda Owusu).

He is released from prison and returns to Walford, despite a restraining order, and works for Jim Branning (John Bardon), decorating his house.

Denise's close friend Patrick Trueman (Rudolph Walker) discovers he is there and threatens to call the police and tell Denise but Jim reminds him of his son Paul (Gary Beadle), and instead Patrick calls Libby, who visits from Oxford, where she is at university.

Owen has a brief relationship with local resident Ronnie Mitchell (Samantha Womack) after they bond one night, talking about their daughters.

Though Lucas explains that Denise was hiding the bracelet, Owen makes it clear that he knows the truth about Trina's death.

Lucas drives to the canal, where Owen threatens to go to the police and report him for killing Trina unless he leaves Walford for good.

In response, Owen sets off to report him to the police about the circumstances of Trina's death - only to find the door is locked.

When the tree is broken, Owen's body is discovered by Leon Small (Sam Attwater) as he attempts to replace it.

By the time Denise finds out and her suspicions are aroused, Lucas confesses to Owen's murder as well as killing Trina.

Lucas pursues his wife and confirms her story, admitting to have killed Owen so he would cover-up the truth about Trina.

Actor Lee Ross was cast in the role and a backstory of a "disappointing" life and alcoholism was revealed in a press release before Owen's introduction.

"[4] The scene involving Owen violently attacking Denise prompted 128 complaints from viewers, who believed it should not have been shown before the 9 p.m. watershed.

[5] Luton South MP Margaret Moran, a member of the all-party parliamentary group on domestic violence, insisted the storyline illustrates real life and may encourage victims to speak out and get help, saying, "we can't hide these things away no matter what time of day it is.

EastEnders will have put contact numbers at the end of the episode for people who are experiencing domestic violence to call.