Truth about Lucy’s mum’s death ‘confirmed’ in Coronation Street as admission is made

| Soaps Reporter Published September 22, 2026 10:05am Updated September 22, 2026 10:05am Lucy’s most certainly hiding something (Picture: ITV) The following article contains spoilers from the episode of Coronation Street dated September 22. It hasn’t aired on ITV1 yet, but can be viewed on ITVX and YouTube. A conversation that Lucy Parkinson (Anya Dewin) had with her dad Richie (Nathan Sussex) in Coronation Street today has fuelled the theory they are hiding the truth about how Rachel really died. Earlier this year, Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) arrived at his cousin Richie’s house and got the shock of his life. As Richie opened the door, Tim realised that his shirt was covered in blood. He stepped into the house, and then discovered that Richie’s partner Rachel was dead. Richie was taken to prison for murdering his wife, and their teenage daughter Lucy moved in with Tim, Sally Metcalfe (Sally Dynevor) and the Michaelis siblings. Tim and Sally have found it incredibly challenging to manage Lucy’s behaviour. If the youngster feels as though she’s not being heard, or someone is speaking badly about her dad, she reacts with anger. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Sally and Tim believe that Richie killed Rachel in a moment of self defence (Picture: ITV) Lucy felt triggered once more in today’s episode, as Sally found some of her artwork. The drawing was of a woman screaming, and Sally wondered if it was Lucy’s mum. The teen saw red. She grabbed the drawing, shouted at Sally, and then threw a phone at her. This entire incident left Sally with the conclusion that she and Tim are not equipped to deal with Lucy. Tim didn’t agree, and the clash he had with Sally meant he was forced to sleep on the sofa that evening. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. In the middle of the night, while Tim slept, Lucy headed downstairs for some water. Her phone then buzzed, and she was surprised to see it was her dad. Lucy often struggles with anger outbursts (Picture: ITV) Lucy told Richie about what happened with Sally, and how she thinks there is ‘something bad inside’ of her. The teen then said, ‘what if I’d done to her what I did to mum?’, but what exactly was Lucy referring to? Richie reassured his daughter, telling Lucy that what happened was Rachel’s fault. This, coupled with the fact Richie and Lucy previously spoke about sticking to a story, most certainly suggests that Richie isn’t meant to be in prison. Did Lucy kill her mum? Deals of the Day Primark's new £14 co-ord has autumn styling on a budget covered An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind Book Val d'Isère, Val Thorens and Tignes for less in Club Med's ski sale From £700 MacBooks to discounted iPhones, the best Apple tech for studentsb Save 25% on red light therapy masks, sauna blankets and sleep gadgets in Bon Charge sale Arrow MORE: Tim pulls in detective Lisa as murder dilemma rocks him on Coronation Street Arrow MORE: Glenda’s beautiful gesture leaves thrilled Debbie on Cloud 9 in Coronation Street Arrow MORE: Sally ‘on verge of breaking’ in Coronation Street after terrifyingly sinister ordeal The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.