Amy Wyatt made a shocking U-turn decision on Tuesday night’s episode of Emmerdale as she backed down on her plan to get sole custody of Kyle Dingle.

Kyle is currently facing a prison sentence after accidentally shooting Al Chapman, and despite his father Cain Dingle initially taking the blame, he then confessed.

Cain (Jeff Hordley) was banned from seeing Kyle (Huey Quinn) due to his bail conditions, with his mother Amy (Natalie Ann Jamieson) taking care of him.

Amy then resorted to desperate measures to gain full custody of Kyle, including proposing to Matty (Ash Palmisciano).

In Tuesday’s episode, Cain then shockingly supported Amy’s plan and agreed that she should move away with Kyle after deciding he is a malign influence on his son.

However, Amy was left in tears in emotional scenes after she backed down on her plan to get sole custody, saying she didn’t want to punish her son for their mistakes

The tense scenes kicked off with Cain telling his wife Moira (Natalie J. Robb) that he thinks he is a bad influence on Kyle and admitting his plans to support Amy’s bid for sole custody.

Moira was left devastated by his decision and expressed her doubts, insisting that Kyle needs his father in his life.

Cain then told Amy and Matty that he supported their decision to take sole custody of Kyle after the youngster shoved Carl the day before, leaving Cain convinced he was a bad influence on his son with his temper.

He told them: ‘What happened yesterday, Kyle shoving Carl. It was down to me. Kyle being around me, it’s not good for him. Seeing the way I act, flying off the handle, he’s better off with you.’

Despite Moira’s complete shock, Cain then voiced his opinion that Amy and Matty should move away to Belfast with Kyle to give the youngster a fresh start in a dramatic U-turn.

Amy asked him: ‘You want us to leave? What about our jobs?’

To which Cain insisted: ‘It would be too hard for [Kyle], seeing me around the village all the time.’

But making her distain for his plan known, Moira hit back with: ‘Too hard for you, you mean?’

Despite her objections, Cain and Amy both agreed that she would take sole custody of their son and move to Belfast where he could start over.

Moira fumed: ‘Are you happy now? You’ll regret this Cain until the day you die.’