Coronation Street shock as Roy Cropper arrested for murder as another under suspicion

Weatherfield - and Coronation Street fans - are in for a shock next week as Roy Cropper is arrested on suspicion of murder. Following her last hunt for serial killer Stephen Reid, DS Swain is back on the street investigating the sudden disappearance of Lauren Bolton.

As viewers of the ITV soap know a mystery man appeared at Lauren's door to surprise her on Valentine's Day and her shock was written all over her face as her heart appeared to sink but viewers were never told who the visitor was.

Later, Lauren's love interest Bobby had found her flat unlocked, with Lauren nowhere to be seen. It came after her earlier claims to Roy she was going to flee the street as he visited her with her wages after she stole from Bethany Platt, which saw her lose her job.

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Next week, Bobby suggests Sean Tully should think about renting Lauren’s old flat but when Sean says he saw what looked like blood on the curtains Bobby and his aunt Carla Connor head straight for the police station and tell DS Swain. Later, DS Swain and Craig let themselves into Lauren’s flat and survey the extent of the blood stains.

Bobby tells them about her relationship with Roy, how he gave her a job, found her somewhere to live and cleaned up the mess in the flat after she left so once finished at the flat, DS Swain calls at the café and questions Roy.

Meanwhile, Bobby and Max Turner have spent the night watching the police coming and going from Lauren’s flat. When Bethany Platt and Daniel Osboune call round at No.8 to ask about Lauren, Max quizzes Daniel about his tutor sessions. Realising the dates don’t stack up, Max