ITV Coronation Street icon hit with double murder bombshell amid missing Lauren Bolton storyline
Coronation Street viewers were left shocked on Wednesday night as a Weatherfield icon was hit with a double murder accusation amid the missing Lauren Bolton storyline
Coronation Street fans were left shocked on Wednesday night as a Weatherfield icon was hit with a double murder accusation.
Only recently, Roy Cropper has found himself arrested and number one suspect for the supposed murder of missing teenager Lauren Bolton. Soap fans will recall that troubled youngster Lauren abruptly left the cobbles earlier this year and love interest Bobby has been left concerned after he found her flat unlocked with Lauren nowhere to be seen.
Viewers never saw Lauren leave and it seems she told no one close to her of her plan to leave Weatherfield aside from Roy given she immediately vanished. Bobby reported Lauren as missing to the police and Roy has found himself under suspicion due to his kind nature, especially after he was caught innocently cleaning Lauren’s flat, which some people thought proved he was guilty and he was disposing of evidence.
Only recently, Roy was wrongly arrested on suspicion of murdering his former employee and since then he has faced a barrage of abuse from online trolls and sleuths trying to crack the case. On Wednesday night, Roy was left hurt and stunned to learn his late wife Hayley Cropper’s son, Christian, had said hurtful things about him and Hayley online.
Coronation Street fans were left shocked on Wednesday night as a Weatherfield icon was hit with a double murder accusation (
ITV)
After reading the article, Roy was left utterly heartbroken to learn that Christian had insinuated he had killed Hayley and that Lauren isn’t his “first victim”. Longtime soap fans will recall that Hayley tragically passed away in 2014 after she decided to end her own life following her terminal pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
Having a heart-to-heart with niece Nina Lucas, Roy said of Christian’s claims about Hayley: “There is a kernel of truth but as for his central allegation, that is not true. I did not actively help Hayley end her life and I want you to know that!” to which Nina comforted her distraught uncle.
It comes as Roy is set for a devastating blow this week when he is charged with the murder of missing teenager Lauren. Roy was recently wrongly arrested on suspicion of murdering his former employee and now he’s set to be charged as DS Swain sees him as number one suspect. In emotional upcoming scenes, a terrified and confused Roy sits alone in his police cell dreading his pending court hearing.