By Emily Sheridan UPDATED: 09:56 EST, 18 January 2012 Coronation Street has sparked a storm of protest from viewers after an episode showed a child being smacked. Hundreds took to web forums and Twitter to express outrage at the scene which features Faye being hit by her adoptive mother’s boyfriend Owen Armstrong. The builder, played by Ian Puleston-Davies, loses his temper after the ten-year-old schoolgirl deliberately poisons the  fish in his pond. He is seen whacking 10-year-old Faye, played by Ellie-Louise Leach, on the back of the legs as she winches in pain. Controversial: Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) goes to slap Faye (Ellie Leach) in a scene from Coronation Street
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Viewers take to Twitter to express outrage at Owen Armstrong hitting Faye
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Many complaints focus on builder not being related to schoolgirl
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Show's producers: We certainly do not condone Owen's actions
Punishment: The 10-year-old winches in pain as @placeholder strikes her legs