David Platt

David Platt Was the Son of Martin Platt and Gail Tilsley.his parents were divorced after Martin had an affair with nurse Rebecca Hopkins but David believed his sister Sarah to be responsible as she had given birth to her daughter Bethany when she was just a teeneager.David didn,t much like his step-father Richard Hillman who was tried  to Kill him by driving into the canal.While Martin and Kevin Webster saved his life this event had a bad effect on David transforming him form a decent kid to a manipulative and cruel young man.David Was unhappy When Gail began dating Phil Nail and tried sabotaging the relationship which ultimately caused a violent reaction from Phil but he managed to lie his way out of it.David later sent letters to Gail posing as Hillman.Gail eventually tricked David and confirmed her suspicions that he was the culprit.David developed a liking for Maria Sutherland who worked for  his grandmother Audrey Robberts.he tried using the fact that her boyfriend Charlie Stubbs Was having an affair with Tracy Barlow to blackmail Charlie.Charlie responded by attempting to drown David in a bathtub but was kept from doing so When Maria walked in.Tracy then faked a domestic abuse campaign with the intent of Killing Charlie and claiming it as self-defense after she learned about Maria.When Tracy carried out with her plan David  offered to back her up in exchange for sex.however the prosecution saw through his lies and tore his testimony to shreds.he was kicked out school after setting fire to the exam paper.David was given a job by Bill Webster but was sacked after he left Sarah,s boyfriend Jason Grimshaw on the roof,he was given a second chance but was fired again after he destroyed building materials.Following this David got a job at Audrey,s salon .When Bethany inhaled a ecstasy  tablet David was holding for his friend Daryl Morton Bethany was sent to the hospital.David showed surprising remorse and confessed his crime to Jason.When Jason told the other Platts David was disowned by his entire family except Audrey who took him in.Jason and Sarah then infuriated David by banning him from their wedding.he loosens bolts at the builders yard and gave him a nasty fall.David ultimately faked a suicide attempt in order to ruin Sarah,s wedding and was very happy When it resulted in a rift between her and Gail.David was given a job offer by his Uncle Stephen Reid  in millan.this infuriated Sarah as she belived  he didn,t deserve it and was later to take the job from her brother when she planted drugs on David.after learning the truth from Jason Gail apologised for not believing her son.David,s relationship With Tina McIntyre seemed to cause an improvement in his behaviour but this did not last long.When Tina got pregnant she consulted Gail and chose to get an abortion.David was angry Tina didn,t tell him of her decision and angrily pused Gail down the stairs.David got Tina to give him an alibi but she left him.David became consumed by guilt over all the misery he was causing and smashed Windows as well as attacking Ken Barlow.he was then sent to young offenders( which he was happy about,feeling he needed to pay for his crimes) while t her he became close with his cellmate  Graeme Proctor.after being released David pulled himself together and got back together With Tina also getting a job working as a kitchen fitted for her dad Joe.