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Coronation Street yesterday filmed these dramatic rooftop scenes as murderer John Stape's soap exit draws near.

The killer, played by Graeme Hawley, sneaks into hospital and steals baby Hope to the horror of mum Fiz.

A showdown follows on the hospital roof as John threatens to jump and take his daughter with him.

This is the latest twist in the long-running Corrie plot, which saw him kill Charlotte Hoyle and hide her body during the tram crash as he looked to protect himself having stolen Colin Fishwick's identity.

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Coronation Street: John Stape / Fizz (Pic:Zenpix)

Fiz rescues her daughter from her husband's clutches with the support of police, but John continues to contemplate jumping from the roof.

He does eventually plunge toward the ground, although whether he survives to tell the tale in another soapland twist is unknown.

But with Hawley due to leave the ITV1 soap this year, his chances don't look good.