For the latest Coronation Street news and spoilers - sign up here For two decades, Sylvia Lancaster has been working to ensure her daughter’s legacy.
Sophie was just 20 when died after being brutally attacked by a gang of teenage thugs in a Lancashire park. It was a crime that shocked the nation and left an indelible mark on the Rossendale town where Sophie grew up.
Sophie's family, prosecutors and police insist she died simply because she looked different. This week, Coronation Street aired upsetting scenes which mirror the attack on Sophie and her boyfriend Robert Maltby 14 years ago.
Popular characters Nina Lucas and Seb Franklin were violently assaulted by a gang during scenes aired on Wednesday night (May 5).
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