Coronation Street star Liam McCheyne has warned his former castmate Luca Toolan to 'never be a stranger' as he paid tribute to his performance during his heartbreaking exit scenes.
During Monday night's (January 6) trip to Weatherfield, viewers of the ITV soap saw Mason Radcliffe, played by Luca, lose his life after being stabbed by his brothers.
Corrie revealed at the end of the year that it would kick off the year with a hard-hitting storyline that shines a light upon the damage that can be caused by carrying a knife after figures recently suggested that there had been an 80 percent increase in knife crime in England and Wales in the last 10 years.
Mason had recently been seen trying to turn his life around after he was imprisoned himself for possessing a knife amidst a cruel bullying campaign against fellow school pupil Liam Connor.
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