FANS are furious about the dragging out of a storyline on Coronation Street involving creepy sexual predator Joel Deering.
Joel (Callum Lill) is one of the biggest villains Weatherfield has seen for some time.
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The sinister solicitor’s sickening crimes have come to light over the last few months.
It recently came to light he groomed and abused Lauren Bolton (played by Cait Fitton), getting her pregnant, all whilst engaged to Dee-Dee Bailey, (Channique Sterling-Brown).
He almost got away with his crimes after DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) was unable to gather enough evidence to charge him.
However, Dee-Dee and Lauren did their own sleuthing and uncovered an incriminating text which proved that he abused other young girls.
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When he was eventually brought to court, he tried to pervert the course of justice using his knowledge of the law and to discredit the witnesses.
When he failed to appear in court, he was spotted in Roy’s cafe, causing a scene and holding him hostage to explain his side of the story.
Joel was last seen with a gash on his forehead and then disappeared completely.
Viewers will be in for a shock when Joel is found dead next week.
After two weeks of being officially missing, his lifeless body is found floating in the river by three boys.
Immediately DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) and Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) are informed and an investigation begins.
Dee-Dee plays Joel at his own game
Kit, as the officer in charge, breaks the news to Dee-Dee Joel’s former fiancée and Lauren
Meanwhile, Lisa is tasked with telling the regulars in the Rovers Return.
The post-mortem results show that Joel died from two blows to the head before he hit the water.
This means it is a murder case and as police questioning gets started, there are plenty of suspects.
Fans were shocked at the developments taking to a fan forum to leave comments.
One wrote: “How many criminals just get killed off rather than face justice? It’s ridiculous and unsatisfactory for viewers.”
Another said: “Dee Dee will get arrested and act as her own solicitor. More police scenes, great! Corrie is a joke.”
Meanwhile, another one said: “EastEnders I can understand killing off Pastor Clayton with his choosing to commit suicide – probably due to the big trial week, they had recently revolving around “The Six”.
“But with Corrie it doesn’t make any sense, I’d have love to have seen Joel go to trial… Callum Lil would have knocked it out the park but this just seems like a very lazy way to quickly wrap up a storyline which should have ended months ago.”
