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13th April 2001: Toyah Battersby was raped in the ginnel behind the Rovers while returning home from a night out with Sam Kingston. Toyah was found by Jason Grimshaw, who helped her home. A doctor's examination revealed that she had been raped, although when interviewed by the police Toyah could not identify her attacker. Peter Barlow emerged as the prime suspect when he refused to submit to a DNA test, but although he was released from police custody he was already condemned by his neighbours, leading to a difficult few days for him until the DNA results came through vindicating him. Toyah was traumatised and struggled to piece together what had happened while wondering who could have did it. When her friend Phil Simmonds visited her, Toyah recognised his voice as that of the attacker and screamed, attracting the attention of Peter Barlow, who arrived and caught Phil in time.
 * For more information see Episode 5019 (13th April 2001).