Coronation Street hit by Ofcom complaints from viewers furious over Geoff’s violent death

ITV soap Coronation Street has been hit by Ofcom complaints over the ongoing violence between Geoff Metcalfe and Yasmeen Nazir.

Yasmeen, played by actress Shelley King in the ITV soap, has been coercively controlled by manipulative Geoff in a storyline that has run for over two years.

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Geoff chased Yasmeen up to the roof [/caption]

But it culminated on 9 December when Geoff plunged to his death after slipping and falling off the roof while trying to attack Yasmeen.

His shock death came was delivered in the show’s 60th anniversary special episode.

In a beautiful twist, viewers then saw him being pecked by Yasmeen’s surviving chickens; viewers will remember how he killed and forced Yasmeen to eat her favourite chicken Charlotte Bronte.

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But he slipped and fell to his death[/caption]

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Yasmeen had been caught in Geoff’s controlling web[/caption]

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Geoff had been manipulating Yasmeen for two years[/caption]

However, the regulator has now confirmed to The Sun that 12 complaints were made about the “violence” seen in the episode.

In May, Yasmeen was pushed to breaking point and stabbed Geoff in self-defence but was forced to go to trial over attempted murder.

Viewers recently saw her cleared by the jury after they heard how Geoff had abused and controlled her over the last two years.

But the abusive monster – who was played by actor Ian Bartholomew in the ITV soap – was quick to get her back in her grip.

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He persuaded Yasmeen to marry him in secret on holiday[/caption]

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He later tried to drop the charges against her when she attacked him in self-defence[/caption]

“What do you fancy for your tea? Come on we can talk about it in the car. Come on, I’m on a meter, I don’t want to be charged for another hour,” he said to her outside the court room.

“You’re going to need a lift home you daft mare. She’s coming home with me. She’ still my wife – nothing they said in there changes a thing sunshine, nothing.”

However, in a shocking final few moments, viewers saw Geoff set fire to their home forcing Yasmeen to head for the roof.

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A jury found Yasmeen not guilty after they heard of the abuse she suffered[/caption]

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But she returned to Geoff after the trial[/caption]

He followed her but slipped and fell to his death.

In a beautiful twist, viewers then saw him being pecked by Yasmeen’s surviving chickens; viewers will remember how he killed and forced Yasmeen to eat her favourite chicken Charlotte Bronte.