Ben Mitchell

Ben Eric Mitchell was the son of Phil Mitchell and Kathy Cotton, as well as being father of Lexi, brother of Louise, Raymond, Ian, Donna and Albie as well as the husband of Callum Highway. He was born in Walford and made his first appearance on 21 March 1996 and final appearance on 19 February 2024 after he was ran over by an unknown murderer. After taking over the show, New Executive Producers Max and Connor revealed that Ben would be killed off for the anniversary special and provided the audience with a list of suspects, the killer was revealed on 30 April 2024 to be Stevie Mitchell.
== Biography ==
=== 2024 to present ===
On 13 February 2024, Ben is desperate to get some money and move to France with Callum and Lexi, he speaks to a contact and offers him a large amount of money. Ben informs his contact to smash up Stacey's Bap Van and Beale's Eels, without injuring anyone - despite this instruction, the henchman blows up Stacey's van and severely injures Kat and Sam.
== Kill count ==
=== Murders/manslaughter victims ===
# Heather Trott (19 March 2012) - Lashed out in a fit of anger and hit her over the head with a photo frame with a picture of Shirley Carter and herself, Resulting in her death from a head injury. (canon)
=== Connected murders and deaths ===
# Jags Panesar (24 June 2021) (indirectly caused) - Called off his protection in prison after discovering his brother Kheerat Panesar was having a fling with Sharon Watts. (canon)
=== Attempted murder victims ===
# Jordan Johnson (21 May 2010) - Bludgeoned him with a spanner after Jordan bullied Ben for months. (canon)
# Glenda Mitchell (16 December 2010) - Pushed her down the stairs after she ruined his home coming party. (canon)
# Phil Mitchell (29 March 2016) - Attempted to smother Phil after he allegedly killed his baby which turned out to be fake. (canon)
# Simon Atmore (28 July 2016) - Begged his Dad Phil to buy him a gun so he could kill Simon and Frankie as revenge for killing Ben's boyfriend Paul in a homophobic attack. (canon)
# Frankie Byrne (28 July 2016) - Begged his Dad Phil to buy him a gun so he could kill Simon and Frankie as revenge for killing Ben's boyfriend Paul in a homophobic attack. (canon)
# James Willmott-Brown (16 November 2017) - After learning that James raped his mother Kathy, Ben prepares to attack James with a hammer but is stopped by Luke Browning. (canon)
# Danny Hardcastle (25 April 2019) - Tries to attack Danny with a glass but is stopped by Keanu Taylor. (canon)
# Billy Mitchell (23 May 2019) (by proxy) - Hired a hitman to kill him but later called it off. (canon)
# Phil Mitchell (6 August 2019) - Tries to tamper with unconscious Phil's oxygen tubes but is stopped by Jay Brown. (canon)
# Keanu Taylor (25 December 2019) (by proxy/ on the orders of Phil Mitchell) - Ordered Martin Fowler to kill Keanu, Martin managed to kidnap Keanu with help from Louise Mitchell (Who was also in on the attempted murder) Martin let's Keanu go as he is not capable of murder. (canon)
# Simon Atmore (20 July 2021) - Arranges to meet Simon to kill him as revenge for murdering his late boyfriend Paul Coker but is talked out of it by Callum and Phil. (canon)
# Unknown person (unknown date, revealed 13 April 2022) - Ben put three people in hospital around January to April 2022, these people were homophobic and Ben believed he was protecting his community. (canon)
# Unknown person (unknown date, revealed 13 April 2022) - Ben put three people in hospital from around January to April 2022, these people were homophobic and Ben believed he was protecting his community. (canon)
# Unknown person (unknown date, revealed on 13 April 2022) - Ben put three people in hospital from around January to April 2022, these people were homophobic and Ben believed he was protecting his community. (canon)
# Steve Masters (13 April 2022) - Follows Steve into an ally way and beats him almost to death with a copper pipe, as revenge for homophobic comments Steve made to Lewis Butler, but was interrupted by Sharon Watts. (canon)
# Rich (10 May 2022) - Beaten unconscious who he thought was Rich with a steel pipe, as revenge for homophobic slurs from Rich, however Ben realises after the attack that he has attacked Peter Beale not Rich. (canon)
# Lewis Butler (14 June 2022) (implied) - Attempted to track Lewis down armed with a crowbar wanting revenge on Lewis after he raped Ben the previous month, dialogue from Ben implied he intended to kill Lewis. (canon)
== Fights/bust up's ==
=== Wins ===
# Punched Martin Fowler in the face, however Ben ended up losing the fight (19 February 2024).
=== Losses ===
# Punched to the floor by Shirley Carter (5 February 2024).
# Punched twice by Martin Fowler and lost to Martin in a fight (19 February 2024).
# Pinned against a wall and punched in the stomach by Ravi Gulati (19 February 2024).
== See also ==
* Ben Mitchell (list of appearances)
* Who Killed Ben Mitchell?
==Employment ==
Occupation 	Years Active
Student 	2007-2011
Mechanic at Mitchell's Autos 	2010, 2011-2012, 2014-2018, 2019-2023
Owner of Mitchell's Autos 	2017-2023
Career criminal/Gangster 	2018-2024
Drug dealer 	2022
Co manager at Peggy's (wine bar)	2022
Car dealer at Square Dealz 	2023-2024
Category:Characters
Category:Main characters
Category:Male characters
Category:Attempted murderers
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Category:Killers and murderers
Category:Gangsters and criminals
Category:Business people
Category:EastEnders Villains
Category:First appeared in 1996
Category:Mechanics
Category:Last appeared in 2024