Ofcom have received complaints in regards to a scene in Coronation Street on Monday night which saw David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) confronted by a gang at knife point.
ITV viewers were left horrified during Monday's visit to Weatherfield as David put his life at risk by purposely starting a fight and now faces being stabbed to death.
Ofcom received eight complaints from horrified viewers and some fans of the ITV soap rushed to Twitter to to express their upset over the knife crime scenes.
One Corrie fan penned: "I was slashed with a knife by a gang so this brings back some worrying memories." Another added: "Hope David will be ok." A third moaned: "Nooo David's not actually gonna get stabbed like poor Kylie is he?" A fourth posted: "Ooh
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