Aidan Critchley

Aidan Critchley was a cocky and obnoxious classmate of Sarah Platt Who went out of his Way to make life hell for his teacher Ken Barlow.Aidan and Sarah eventually began a relationship despite Sarah being warned by Gail that Aidan Was not to be trusted.after Aidan persuaded Sarah to go for a joyride the pair crashed into a lorry and Aidan left Sarah for dead.soon after this Aidan goaded Ken saying"thanks to liberals like you these past forty years changing the system to what they believe in i walk free,doesn,t that give you a sense of achievement sir".after this Ken Was snapped being utterly horrified by His actions after he punched Aidan.When the assault Was reported by Aidan Ken was suspended from his job.in the aftermath of Sarah,s crash Aidan Was thrown out by his father Bob.Sarah found out about this and began secretly Visiting him to bring him food.Planning to Murder Emily Bishop in order to solve his financial Woes Sarah,s step father Richard Hilman realised he could take the opportunity to extract revenge by framing Aidan for the crime.though Richard ended up Killing Maxine Peacock his plan still worked quite as Aidan Was suspected of and arrested for the murder.Aidan Was told he had to have an adult present for questioning an reached out to Ken for help.Ken belived the boy,s innocence and made a sincere effort to convince Bob that His son wasn,t a murderer.When the visit With Bob went badly Aidan angrily told Ken not to visit him again.Eventually Aidan Was released  after Richard confessed his crimes but Sarah rejected his offers of reconciliation.