Karl Munro is the former husband of Stella Price; previous owner of the Rovers Return. During his time in Coronation Street Karl had an affair with Sunita Alahan, which led to his separation from Stella. After being thrown out of Sunita's house due to his laziness, Karl took a darker route in desperation to win Stella back, including kidnapping her and later burning her partner Jason Grimshaw's van. After setting the Rovers on fire he indirectly killed Toni Griffiths and later killed Sunita in hospital (she had confronted him in the pub and been trapped in the blaze).