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Coronation Street bosses face backlash over storyline based on real schoolteacher wrongfully accused of murdering woman in his flat
Viewers are currently watching a plot involving fan favourite and oddball Roy Cropper, who is on remand in prison after being charged with murdering troubled Lauren Bolton.
Viewers are currently watching a plot involving fan favourite and oddball Roy Cropper, who is on remand in prison after being charged with murdering troubled young female character Lauren Bolton. Roy, played by David Neilson, 75, has spent weeks as Detective Sergeant Lisa Swain’s prime suspect since he deep cleaned Lauren’s (Cait Fitton, right) flat after she disappeared The MailOnline can reveal that writers are using the real life story of Jefferies - Ms Yeates’ landlord in the Clifton, Bristol - who was falsely suspected of killing the landscape architect.
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