ITV Coronation Street Joel’s next victim ‘sealed’ but fans ‘rumble’ villain’s downfall

Coronation Street fans are concerned they’ve rumbled evil Joel Deering’s next victim, which could lead to the sinister solicitor’s downfall on the ITV soap.

Only recently, Joel was revealed to be Lauren Bolton’s killer in a huge twist. Roy Cropper had initially been wrongly arrested, charged and the number one suspect for the supposed murder of missing teenager Lauren. However, DS Lisa Swain and newcomer Kit thought they had cracked the case as they arrested abuser Nathan Curtis, who previously made Bethany Platt’s life a living misery and was recently released from prison.

As they interrogated Nathan in the prison cell with Joel acting as his solicitor, a graphic flashback played as it looked like it was Nathan but later in the episode it was revealed in a shock twist that Joel was in fact Lauren’s killer. So far, Joel has managed to escape justice and the cobbles’ residents are oblivious to his evil ways.

Only recently, Joel picked a new victim after he spotted Max’s on-off girlfriend Sabrina in a state of distress outside the police station and learnt that her brother had been arrested. Joel handed her his business card and told her to give him a call. On Monday’s episode, Joel conveniently bumped into Sabrina in the precinct, where they both had a coffee.

Joel then tempted Sabrina with alcohol as he poured some into her coffee and pretended to pour some into his cup but he didn’t. In a creepy twist, Joel told Sabrina she reminded him of an ex, adding that he was “punching” with his ex, leaving the young girl flattered. However, later on, Sabrina’s mate headed over and pointed out Joel was a creep, warning she should steer clear.

Later in the episode, Sabrina’s mate decided to confront Joel, where she blackmailed the evil solicitor, warning she has a “big gob” and would expose his creepy behaviour. She said: “Doesn’t sound good, does it? Weird old lawyer chatting up young vulnerable woman, supplying her with alcohol!” to which Joel replied: “I was just trying to help”, he then warned for Sabrina’s mate to go back to her doll’s house, calling her a “little girl”.

Taking to Twitter, now X, viewers are worried Sabrina’s mate could be Joel’s next victim. One person said: “Oh s**t, Sabrina’s mate is next #Corrie”, a different account put: “Sabrina’s mate gonna come to a sticky end #Corrie”, another wrote: “She’s gonna go missing #Corrie” while a different account added: “Joel’s gonna kill Sabrina’s blonde mate, isn’t he #corrie.”

Elsewhere, other soap watchers were quick to point out Joel’s downfall. One person said: “#corrie. I hope someone sees Joel with Sabrina”, a different account put: “#corrie so Joel gave Max’s girlfriend his personal phone number.Will that be a mistake by him which leads to his capture” while another added: “Looks like sabrina’s friend has got joel sussed #Corrie.”