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'Coronation Street's brutal hate crime plot is inspired by my daughter Sophie's murder'
Coronation Street fans were recently left reeling by the death of Seb after he and goth girlfriend Nina were set upon by gangs.The shocking storyline was inspired by the real-life murder of Sophie Lancaster, who was attacked and left for dead just because of the way she looked. Here, Sophie’s mum Sylvia, from Rossendale, Lancashire, tells her story and explains why she decided to collaborate with the soap’s writers… When Coronation Street’s Nina was attacked and beaten for the way she dressed, and her boyfriend Seb was killed, I knew it would be hard for fans of the soap to watch.
