ITV's Coronation Street's Peter Barlow arrested for the murder of Stephen Reid as fans dub him 'hero'

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Coronation Street saw Peter Barlow arrested for the murder of villain Stephen Reid on Monday night's episode.In scenes aired tonight, Peter was pulled in for questioning over his dramatic intervention when Stephen held Jenny Connor hostage during Super Soap week.In shock scenes, Peter puts a stop to Stephen's plot after he mowed him down on the road, despite Stephen already letting Jenny go at that point.However, despite being hailed a 'hero' online, Peter must face the consequences as DS Swain and Craig Tinker arrive to arrest him on suspicion of murder.Fans have rushed to social media to share their thoughts on the most recent episode of Corrie. @greagsy said: "So Peters exit story has truly started"@jennyluv added: "You for real peter Barlow is hero"@baileysbarlow chimed: "he's completely innocent just let me represent him"@DJC1953 wrote: "All I can say is congratulations Peter for getting rid of that revolting man" Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. At the weekend, Chris Gacoyne - who stars as Peter in the soap - confirmed that the storyline will lead to the character's exit from the show.

Chris said: "Without giving too much away, this will affect his future. Peter has been arrested on suspicion of murder and he is struggling with his demons.

He has always had lots of enemies, but at the end of the day he is his own worst enemy" reports Digital Spy."He is the one that has suffered at his own hands the most emotionally and we can see this starting to happen again.

He is facing prison, the drink is on his mind again, Audrey wants him to pay for what he has done. It is a turbulent time ahead."He added: "[Peter] has just killed someone so