Amari Durant

Amari Durant was Lisa Durant's estranged father.

Background
Amari, along with his wife Misty, had exiled Lisa from their family shortly after her and her twin sister's 19th birthday when Lisa was the accidental cause of her sister's coma (which she didn't wake up from for over a decade).

Storylines
Amari first appeared when Lisa's mother, Misty, pleaded with him to meet with his daughter and revealed she had been in contact with her. He found it hard to reconnect with his daughter, but eventually they bonded. When Misty and Amari had a falling out, Amari moved in with Lisa and bonded with Cory. Cory was afraid to be affectionate with his then fiance, Brody Steele, around Amari, but the two had a talk where Amari said he didn't care who he was with.

Amari later left Lisa's house to go back to Misty, and was next seen at Thanksgiving when Lisa was in rehab, and demanded the meal continue in Lisa's honour.

Amari and Misty move into a beach house in Windenburg in order to be closer to their family, and thinks are going well until Amari slaps Misty in a moment of anger. Amari is disgusted in himself, and promises to never do it again. The next time we see them, Lisa walks into the beach house and sees them arguing, but is convinced everything is fine. Later that day, Amari slaps Misty again.

When Jeremy catches a physical fight, he calls a family meeting. Dani suggests going to the police, but Lisa says she’s more concerned getting their mother out of the situation. That same night, a masked figure breaks into the house and kills Amari leaving Misty relieved her ordeal is over, but it’s only just begun when she’s arrested for his murder.

It transpires Jeremy killed his father in a moment of rage, and Amari is cremated and placed on a shelf in the Beach House.

Months later, Amari's will was found in the house, and he left his family nothing and left all his assets to The Winbriar Foundation, a charity no one knows...

Crimes Committed

 * Beaten his wife several times

Health and Vitals

 * [N/A]