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Joe arrived in Albert Square from Bolton in 1996, looking for his father, David Wicks, following the death of his sister Karen. Albert Square is the fictional location of the British soap opera Eastenders. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bolton, the motto is Latin for Overcome your hinderance Bolton is a town in the Greater Manchester urban area in England, although most Boltonians regard it as still part of Lancashire. ... David Wicks is a fictional charecter who starred in the British soap EastEnders played by Michael French. ...

At first, David rejected the idea of having his son back in his life, and sent him back. However, after Joe ran away again and turned up at David's he became more receptive to Joe and having him in his life again. Eventually Joe and his mother Lorraine moved down to London from Bolton and Joe moved in with David. Things went OK for a little while but Karen's death had seriously affected Joe. Joe blamed himself for Karen's death because the day that Karen died they had had an argument over who would sit in the front seat in the car. Joe won and Karen was sitting in the back when a lorry crashed into the car. Karen was horrifically injured and died whilst Joe walked away with little more than bruises. This lead to Joe developing schizophrenia and exhibiting increasingly weird behaviour. Whilst suffering with schizophrenia, Joe attempted suicide, and at one point hid Nelly Ellis's dead cat Mandoo in a box in his bedroom. It has been suggested that Suicide and culture be merged into this article or section. ...

While in Walford, Joe got engaged to Sarah Hills, but had a one night stand with Mary Flaherty and realised he was too young to get married, so called off the engagement. Walford is a fictional borough of East London in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Sarah Hills was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ...

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