Coronation Street has been praised for raising awareness over acid attacks as it screened a harrowing storyline about bride Daisy Midgeley being targeted on her wedding day by stalker Justin Rutherford. After pursuing barmaid Daisy Midgeley for months, Justin returned to Weatherfield to cruelly attack the Rovers Return barmaid with acid.
In shocking Coronation Street scenes the horrific attack was carried out just as Daisy, played by Charlotte Jordan, was set to become Daniel Osbourne’s bride. As barmaid Daisy and her chauffeur Ryan Connor, played by Ryan Prescott, locked up the Rovers Return to get to the ceremony they were both horrified to find Justin lurking in the shadows in the pub.
Holding a glass full of clear liquid, he threw acid at Daisy, but there was a twist as Ryan took the force. Working alongside The Katie Piper Foundation and Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI), the ITV soap filmed in Trafford Park decided to tell this story to highlight the devastating impact and long lasting effects of such heinous attacks.
