Macca Cormac " Macca " Hibbs was an old friend of Kylie Platt . She bumped into him when she went back into one of her old haunts , The Dog & Gun , searching for Max Turner ' s father Callum Logan in order to obtain drugs with him . Macca gave Kylie an enthusiastic hug and the same for an unimpressed Eva Price who had tagged along with Kylie , thinking she wanted to see Callum to talk about Max ' s ADHD which was thought to be genetically inherited . Macca immediately started reminiscing about the time he , Kylie , Callum and some friends stole a bus which had been temporarily abandoned by its driver while he made a toilet break . His waste of a life had not changed since Kylie had last seen him , being in a permanent state of unemployment and intoxication . Macca was extremely attracted to Eva and spoke of the electricity between them , being dismissive of his " horrible cow " of a girlfriend . When Callum arrived in the pub , the four made an uncomfortable party with Kylie ' s old friend Gemma Winter until Eva realised the true reason for the visit and walked out , Macca alerted Callum that Joey Miller , a hardcase who Callum owed money to was outside and demanding to see him . Callum was unconcerned about any fight that might ensue , even if it meant that he would end up back inside prison . Kylie realised that he hadn ' t changed for the better and walked out on him , only to return later when her need for speed grew too great . After Kylie left home on Christmas Day after being kicked out by husband David , he later went searching for her , worried about her welfare . When Callum refused to disclose her whereabouts , David confronted Macca outside The Dog & Gun and asked for Callum ' s address . After David offered him £50 , Macca showed David and Eva to the address , where an impatient David kicked the door in to look for evidence of Kylie being there . Macca betrayed David however and called Callum , who came round to the flat with a heavy to confront David , but later let him go . Macca was also in evidence when David went back to the pub to have it out with Callum a few weeks later and was hauled outside for a beating . It was only prevented by the arrival of Gemma Winter who had an argument with Callum during which it became clear that Callum was equally clueless as to Kylie ' s whereabouts . In April , David turned to Andy Carver in his scheme to get one over on Callum - believing that if he was enough trouble with the police , David would be awarded custody of Max . Forced to comply with David ' s demands , he was ordered to plant a small bag of drugs in the glove box of Callum ' s unlocked car which was parked outside The Dog & Gun . However he was spotted by Callum , Macca and Gemma as they left the pub . After spotting the drugs , Callum took Andy back inside and demanded answers . After David entered and confessed that he made Andy plant the drugs with the intention of then calling the police , Callum sent Andy on his way . Callum then led David out to his car to take him somewhere to teach him a lesson , David managed to push him away and did a runner . The trio gave chase on foot and in the car and when Callum managed to catch up with David again , he ordered him to climb into the boot of the car . He was driven to a lock - up where , once Macca and Gemma had left , he was beaten up with a baseball bat . In June 2016 Macca learned via Gemma that Callum had been murdered and his body had been found under the Platt family ' s house . Prior to the funeral Macca told Kylie and David they better not attend the funeral or they would regret it . At the funeral Macca served as one of the pallbearers . In August after Kylie Platt had been brutally murdered at the hands of Macca ' s half - brother Clayton Hibbs , and Gemma Winter had made a statement which potentially saw Clayton facing jail , Macca tried to force Gemma to retract her statement when he pinned her against the wall of the ginnel . Craig Tinker came to her assistance , forcing Macca to make a run for it . List of appearances . 2014 2015 2016