Coronation Street fans were up in arms last night when Roy Cropper was denied bail and in a bid to get him out, Bobby lied to the police. He gave a fake description of the kidnapper to DS Swain, but he may have just made things worse.

In fact, viewers are so unimpressed with his stupid move, they have insisted he’s the one who should be locked up, not Roy.

And in amongst the furore over Bobby’s behaviour, several have begun speculating not only is he behind Lauren’s disappearance, but also that he’s in line to be the next Coronation Street killer.

Bobby lies to the police in Coronation Street

After Roy was denied bail and sent to prison until his trial, Bobby was left feeling guilty. In a bid to help he decided to change his statement to the police.

He headed to see DS Swain and told her a fabricated story about how he had confronted an intruder in Lauren’s flat. He said the man in question was wearing a balaclava so he couldn’t see his face, and a coat with a fur-trimmed hood.

DS Swain was very suspicious as to why Bobby was changing his statement. But Bobby lied that the man had told him if he told anyone Lauren would die and it would Bobby’s fault. He said he was scared to come forward.

Bobby then returned home to Carla and told her what he’d done. He explained he had lied to the police that Carla knew about it too. Carla was fuming to be drawn into the lie: “You made up a murderer?!” she screeched.

But Bobby insisted it was the best way to free Roy and she needed to go along with it – to save both Roy’s skin and now Bobby’s too. After all, lying to the police is a criminal offence.

Fans unhappy

After the scenes, viewers at home were not impressed with what Bobby had done. Many called for him to go to jail instead of Roy.

“Bobby on Corrie: ‘do you want to see me go to jail for lying to the police?’ Actually, yes,” joked one.

Another added: “Bobby: ‘Do you want to see me locked up for making a false statement?’ The Entire Country: ‘Yes’.”