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CORONATION Street bosses are poised to kill off evil John Stape.

The deranged jailbird will commit suicide in Coronation Street in the coming months as he struggles to cope with the deaths already under his belt.


We can reveal that producers are planning to get rid of him in one of the summer’s biggest storylines.


But how he dies is being kept a closely-guarded secret.


Fans will see John, played by Graeme Hawley, 37, left, spiral out of control as he struggles to cope with the guilt of what he’s done.


First he watched as his former pal Colin Fishwick (David Crellin, 49) had a heart attack and died before burying his body in the foundations of the Underworld factory.


Then he killed another pal Char**lotte Hoyle (Becky Hindley, 37) with a hammer when she started blackmailing him over Colin’s death.


And finally he saw off Colin’s mother Joy (Doreen Mantle, 80) as she tried to track down her son.


It all becomes too much for John and the pressure increases when a disaster at Underworld sparks fresh building work.


Fearing Colin’s body will be exposed, John decides to end his nightmare once and for all.


Graeme recently admitted that he has a rolling six-month contract, knowing his character could be killed off at any moment.


He said: “Every six months I expect to be gone.


“I can’t see there being a happy ever after for John Stape. But I just turn up, do what I’m told and don’t think about it.”