Coronation Street aired scenes which saw Roy Cropper charged with the murder of Lauren Bolton last night.
It’s fair to say fans are not impressed with the storyline, having already called it ‘the final straw’ for the ITV soap.
And now they’ve hit out even further as they’ve spotted a major flaw in the arrest scenes. Roy and Evelyn look
shocked as Alice lies on the floor after falling
Coronation Street: Roy is charged
In scenes aired on Friday April 12 Roy got into an altercation with Alice on the street. She had posed as Lauren’s mum, Kerry, and lied her way into Roy’s flat. She filmed him sleepwalking and then posted on her blog how dangerous Roy was.
When she returned to try and film him some more later, he tried to get her to stop and snatched her phone away. She tripped up the pavement and sustained a head injury. Alice then accused Roy of assault and DS Swain came to arrest him.
Despite Evelyn trying to take the blame herself and then giving a witness statement, it wasn’t enough. Dee-Dee returned to the cafe later and informed Evelyn, Carla, Nina and Shona that Roy had been charged with the murder of Lauren Bolton. He has been denied bail and was kept in custody.
Coronation Street: Dee-Dee and Roy look stressed in the police interview room
Fans are absolutely fuming
Viewers at home are raging over the development. As well as being angry, they have pointed out a major flaw in the storyline: namely that there is no proof Lauren is actually dead! And they also don’t believe there’s enough evidence against Roy.
“This Roy Cropper storyline is ridiculous, how can he be charged with murder without a shred of evidence presented! I am sorry, but it really is a horrid story, out of all the men in the street and you choose the least likely man!” said one angry viewer.
Another questioned: “How can Roy be charged with murder when no body has been found? I’m confused.”
“Literally said it before: Roy being charged makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Evidence – a little blood, flat being trashed and him being found at the scene, cleaning up. Hardly proves murder especially without a body. All circumstantial at best,” said someone else.
A fourth queried: “So they’ve charged Roy for murder? When there’s no proof Lauren is dead??”
“Roy charged with murder. Despite there been no body or any evidence she’s dead,” added another.
And a further X user commented: “Absolutely ridiculous. This Roy plot is a joke. No body and one finger print and he is charged with murder. Goodness me, giving the police an even worse name.”