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7th January 2004: Grieving mother Brenda Fearns had kidnapped her granddaughter Bethany Platt and taken her to a church roof, intending to kill them both so that they would reunited with Brenda's late son Neil. Brenda hadn't played a part in Beth's life until recently, shortly after Neil's death, and Beth's mother Sarah Platt had let her spend time with her granddaughter as she felt sorry for her but after worrying about Brenda's mental health, Sarah had stopped her from seeing Beth. It was Emily Bishop who talked Brenda down from the church roof by reminding her of the Lord's commandment "Thou shalt not kill". On hearing Sarah screaming below, Brenda returned Beth to Sarah and her partner Todd Grimshaw.
 * For more information see Episode 5664 (7th January 2004).