Corrie Ken Barlow 'left for dead in scam plot'

Coronation Street's Ken Barlow will reportedly be left for dead after discovering that his grandson James has stolen from him.

Ken (William Roache) discovered he had another grandson last year when he was reunited with his long-lost son Lawrence. However, it soon became clear that Lawrence and James - played by Roache's real life sons Linus and James - are estranged due to James's sexuality.

When James recently returned to the Street, Ken allowed him to move in with the Barlows as he worked in a homeless shelter with Sophie Webster and Sian Powers. According to The Sun, James is encouraged by the charity to scam his grandfather so that it can purchase a property to create a new halfway house.

A shocked Ken will later discover that James has taken out a loan against his home, with the Barlows unable to afford the large repayments.

"How could you do it?" Ken asks him. "You come into my house as a guest, as my grandson, as my own flesh and blood - and then set about robbing my family of everything we've ever worked for. You're nothing but a cheap conman, a two-bit crook!"

James apparently hits back: "I'd rather be a crook than a doddering old hypocrite like you."

As Ken attempts to call the police, a panicked James hits him, leaving him on the floor to be discovered by his wife Deidre (Anne Kirkbride).

A source said: "It'll be weird for James watching himself punching his dad, but they're gripping scenes."

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