Wayne Hayes Wayne Hayes was a young boy who broke in Roy ' s Rolls in December 2000 to steal food . He ran away before Roy Cropper could catch him . Wayne was later seen in the Builder ' s Yard by Roy , who invited him in for some food . Roy and his wife Hayley offered him a bath but when Roy phoned the police , Wayne overheard and tried to run away . Roy and Hayley talked to him and he said that he lived in a children ' s home , but that he had ran away from his mother ' s home where he was to spend Christmas . On Christmas Day , Hayley contacted his mother , Sheila , and her boyfriend Alex Swinton came to collect Wayne . Wayne showed his discomfort around his stepfather and Roy witnessed Alex hit him . Roy subsequently demanded that Wayne stay with them for the time being . Wayne , however , went back to the children ' s home and Roy and Hayley visited him and gave him a Christmas present . Soon after , Wayne found Roy and told him he ' d ran away again . When Roy and Hayley insisted he returned to the Home , he ran away from them , which left Roy annoyed because he felt like he ' d betrayed Wayne . However , they managed to find him and convinced him to go back to the home . Five months later in June 2001 , Hayley bumped into Sheila and Wayne , and subsequently took them to Roy ' s Rolls for some lunch . When they left , Roy and Hayley became worried about him . Several hours later he returned and stayed the night , having claimed that Alex was beating him . Roy related to this as his own stepfather used to hit him . He and Hayley decided that they must do something to protect Wayne . Despite this , Alex came to collect Wayne again the next day . Alex called round the cafe and told Roy and Hayley that they could have Wayne for £10 , 000 , and when he lowered the price to £5 , 000 , they accepted on the condition that no - one found out . Wayne moved in with them but soon after his mother visited to return their money and take him back . Hayley suggested she take both her son and the money , so that they could make a fresh start away from Alex , but she refused . Wayne was worried about his mother and wanted to return home , but she decided he should stay with Roy and Hayley , realising they could offer him a stable home . When she visited him again , she had a cut on her lip . Wayne realised Alex had hit her and asked Roy and Hayley if she could move in with them , but they had to decline as they lacked room . Alex later turned up at the cafe and demanded £100 per week to keep Wayne . Wayne befriended David Platt , who invited him on a camping trip in Derbyshire , but he decided not to go because he wet the bed . Wayne eventually went on the camping trip and Roy and Hayley came too . After finding out where Wayne was , Alex arrived at the campsite and cornered Wayne . Roy and Hayley refused to let him take Wayne and stole Martin Platt ' s car and drove off . They hid out at a hotel and Roy and Hayley ended up in the newspaper saying that they kidnapped a child . They then stayed with Hayley ' s friend Ruth Audsley , who suggested they leave the country . They decided not to , however , and handed themselves in to the police . The police granted bail on condition that they had no contact with Wayne . Hayley refused and was held in custody , and Wayne returned to Sheila . Roy later tried to persuade Sheila to tell the police about Alex ' s treatment of her son , but she refused . After receiving another beating , however , she decided to go the police and tell them everything . Alex was arrested and Hayley released . Wayne and Sheila returned for one final visit to Roy and Hayley on Christmas Eve , 2001 . List of appearances . 2000 2001