Coronation Street: Boss Kate Oates reveals why she didn’t kill off Ken Barlow as his attacker is finally exposed – ‘You’d have to be very brave or very stupid to kill him off’

Earlier this year, Ken Barlow was brutally attacked, pushed down the stairs and left for dead my a mystery assailant.

Following several arguments leading up to the attacks, Ken’s own family members have been in the frame, with several being arrested for the crime at different intervals.

For months, viewers have been on tenterhooks as Coronation Street dropped several clues and red herrings as the attacker’s secret became ever closer to being exposed.

And in Friday’s episode, the …