Coronation Street troubles for Lauren revealed as her trial begins

Coronation Street spoilers follow.

Lauren Bolton will face troubles Coronation Street as his trial for the murder of Joel Deering begins.

The villain’s body was found in the canal in October after his mysterious disappearance, with his death eventually treated as a murder.

After a week-long whodunnit, Lauren was finally revealed as the killer, with the teenager saving Max Turner’s life after being threatened by Joel.

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The months that followed saw Lauren consider her best course of action as she attempted to raise her son behind bars, with the character even considering pleading guilty to reduce his sentence.

Max finally convinced her to fight for justice by pleading not guilty, with the trial set to begin later this month (January 17) as Lauren begins a hugely important chapter in her life.

In upcoming scenes, the trial will begin as the prosecution’s lawyer presents his case, his tactic being to smear Lauren’s character – including calling her a “liar” – and bring out unsavory elements of his past.

The defense case comes later, with the team going back and forth with their counterparts as Lauren, Bobby, and Nina look on nervously. Life behind bars isn’t going very well for Lauren either, with fellow inmate Brie nastily saying that her son would be better off without her.

How will the trial take place? And will Lauren be able to juggle the various obstacles she currently faces?…

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While Lauren will have a grueling time, the ITV soap is seeing plenty of changes, with Colson Smith and Sue Cleaver – who play Craig Tinker and Eileen Grimshaw respectively – both announcing their departures earlier this week.

The developments come after Helen Worth left the soap over the festive period after 50 years as Gail Platt, while Luca Toolan made his final appearance as Mason Radcliffe on Monday (January 6) following the character’s death .

Coronation Street is broadcast Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and broadcast on ITVX.

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