Mr. Hawthorn

Mr. Hawthorn was the father of Rob Hawthorn. In June 1998, Rob was informed that his father had died, and Rob began using heroin instead of tranquilisers to cope. He also got his girlfriend, Lucy Benson, addicted to the drug. Rob later attended his father's funeral, accompanied by Lucy, but his father's death - combined with risk of amputation of his leg - resulted in him ramping up his revenge plot against the Benson family.
In October 1999, Rob lied to Beth Morgan that he was struggling with the separation of his parents in order to get her on his side. However, Lucy informed Beth's father that she attended the funeral of Rob's father the year prior. In January 2000, Lucy accused a man at the inquest into Rob's death of being his father, but whether she was correct is unconfirmed.
Category:Unseen characters
Category:1998 deaths
Category:Deceased characters