"2011-09-26"^^ . . "Sam Foster was the father of Frank Foster and husband of Anne. In September 2011, Sam and Anne travelled from France to Weatherfield in order to meet Frank's fianc\u00E9e Carla Connor, however the celebrations were cut short when Carla lashed out at his parents and left the Rovers. After an intoxicated Carla ran down Stella Price and crashed Frank's car into Barlow's Bookies, the pair arrived at Weatherfield General to question their son - who was prepared to take the rap for the accident and covered for Carla by stating that he was in the driver's seat when the crash occurred, although they were unsure whether to believe his story."@en . "Sam Foster"@en . . "3"^^ . . . "Sam Foster"@en . "2011-09-04"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "2012-01-06"^^ . "Sam Foster was the father of Frank Foster and husband of Anne. In September 2011, Sam and Anne travelled from France to Weatherfield in order to meet Frank's fianc\u00E9e Carla Connor, however the celebrations were cut short when Carla lashed out at his parents and left the Rovers. After an intoxicated Carla ran down Stella Price and crashed Frank's car into Barlow's Bookies, the pair arrived at Weatherfield General to question their son - who was prepared to take the rap for the accident and covered for Carla by stating that he was in the driver's seat when the crash occurred, although they were unsure whether to believe his story. Sam and Anne were invited to the couple's wedding later that month, but Frank informed them that Carla had called off the wedding. They later attended Weatherfield Magistrates Court when their son had been charged with raping Carla. However, when the Judge refused bail and referred the case to Crown Court, Anne lunged at Carla as she dubbed Frank a rapist, but Sam held her back. Sam passed away from a heart attack in January 2012, leaving Anne widowed. She put Sam's death down to the stress of Frank's upcoming trial and the accusations against him."@en .