A shock admission was made about the hammer used to attack Joel (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)EastEnders spoilers follow for Tuesday’s (August 4) episode, which can now be streamed on BBC iPlayer. Another big shock followed as Craig revealed that Barney Mitchell (Lewis Bridgeman) has come forward with the hammer used to attack Joel. Ross was horrified at the prospect of a hammer being used to hurt his son but the bigger news came later when Joel confirmed that he was the one to bring the hammer to the park. Joel confessed that he brought the hammer to the park (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)‘For protection’, he said when quizzed about his reason for bringing it along, ‘in case anyone started anything’. The question is: with Barney, Avani and Nugget (Juhaim Rasul Choudhury) all seemingly ruled out as suspects, the question is: just who used the weapon to attack Joel?