David grabbed a hold of Eden and the pair tumbled over the cliff together.

When Aaron and Leo raced down, they found an unconscious Eden with David hanging near him, begging to send Eden to hospital as he was in a worse condition.

However, as the villain was getting life-saving care, David remained in the same spot at the bottom of the cliff, dying.

As Aaron and Leo got to him, it was too late – David had died.

Speaking about his shock exit from Neighbours, Honda explained how knowing the storyline coming up helped him decide to return in the first place.

“It’s what brought me back, really,” Honda explained. “Right from when they started discussing the possibility of me coming back, I’d say to them, ‘It’s always about storyline for me.’”

He continued: “I didn’t want to come back and it be a really gimmicky thing or something horrible. So they pitched this storyline, and I thought it was really interesting, in a really cool way, and for a really great way to finish off David’s arc.

“Because he started off as this reserved, closeted man who didn’t have all this confidence in the world outside of when he was working – now, he’s in a place where he’s being a hero and saving his brother’s life.

“So I feel like of all the endings you could’ve predicted for David when he was first on screen, I don’t think this would’ve been one of them.

“I love that it’s in line with his growth on the show. The whole storyline brought me back and I think it’s a really great way to send the character off.”

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