Kate Owens was a social worker based within the children's ward of Weatherfield General who was briefly involved with the Platt family in August 2003 when Bethany electrocuted herself inside 17a Victoria Street. Although the child recovered quickly, it was later discovered that she had touched a live wire under the skirting board in the living room. This occurred due to a botched job by Tony Stewart when he illegally connected the electricity to the mains in Barlow's Bookies below.