Sarah Lancashire has explained why she will never return to Coronation Street - despite the show kickstarting her career. The award-winning actress got her big break as Raquel Watts on the cobbles in the early 90s.
19.08.2023 - 21:01 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The mum of 10-year-old girl who was mowed down as she walked to the chippy with a friend has delivered a blistering statement as her daughter's killer was jailed.
Lily Morris suffered a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a Land Rover in Coleridge Road, Oldham, just days before Christmas in 2021.
Mark Fensome had been drinking vodka with work colleagues and was over the legal drink drive limit when his vehicle mounted the kerb. After crashing into Lily and her friend, Fensome drove away from the scene.
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The 43-year-old was jailed for nine years at Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday (August 18). During the sentencing hearing, a heartbreaking victim impact statement was read out on behalf of Lily's mother, Melanie Hudson.
She told the court their 'lives changed forever' following Lily's tragic death. Recalling the events of December 18, 2021, Ms Hudson said her daughter's friend had come to their house for a sleepover.
At about 4.30pm, she said she asked Lily - who she described as her 'beautiful blue-eyed daughter' - if she wanted to go to the chippy to 'get some fresh air'.
"I put her hair into pigtails at the front, gave her a kiss on her head, and the two girls went out," she said. "It was a journey Lily had done millions of times before. It was minutes away from our home."
She told of how she later received a phone call from a police officer, telling her to get down to the scene and said she 'knew something was really wrong'.
Ms Hudson described the aftermath of Lily's death as 'a blur'.
"She had only gone out to the chippy with her friend," she added. "How could this happen?
"The next day I remember waking up and hoping it
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