Sarah Platt Found Not Guilty in Coronation Street Trial

Sarah Platt was found not guilty of murdering Theo Silverton in the October 19 episode of Coronation Street, bringing her trial to a close and allowing her to leave prison. The jury returned its verdict after Sarah’s family and friends waited anxiously in court. Her acquittal left Sarah relieved to be reunited with her family, including her daughter Bethany and young son Harry. After returning home, Sarah asked Kit Green, her former boyfriend, to give their relationship another chance. Kit refused and said he was moving in with his mother, Bernie Winter. He told Sarah that too much had happened and that his decision was not because of his illness. Sarah did not know that Kit had slept with Bethany while she was in prison. Bethany is pregnant with Kit’s child, but he does not know about the pregnancy. After the verdict, Bethany considered contacting an abortion clinic, leaving the pregnancy undisclosed to both Kit and Sarah. The trial followed Sarah’s killing of Theo, who had abused Todd Grimshaw. Sarah struck Theo with a metal pole, and he fell to his death. She had maintained that she acted in self-defence. Gary Windass helped conceal the crime, but Sarah eventually chose not...