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CORONATION Street killer John Stape’s reign of terror will live on when he becomes a desperate fugitive.

In scenes filmed last week the deranged triple murderer falls from a ledge after a tense stand-off with ex-partner Fiz – but he lives.

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Stape, played by Graeme Hawley, 37, then flees the *country, leaving his family terrified he could return.

Corrie bosses are said to be thrilled that false reports of his death were leaked as it makes the real story even more shocking.

An insider said: “We will see him boarding a ferry to Europe. The police will *discover where he is and there will be a manhunt. The bosses love him. Being a fugitive is a great story.”

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