The Sun has already told us that Joe will drown in an attempt to fake his own death in order to escape from the mounting debts and loan sharks. Now the Sun is revealing that David Platt gets his hands on Joe's mobile and because there are texts on it that could implicate his mother in Joe's death, he chucks it in a canal. (Boy, that canal sure gets a lot of Plattage doesn't it?) There's other evidence, too. A recently purchased life insurance plan (but did was it Gail that really bought it?) and scratches on Joe's face implying a fight with his wife. The texts are sent to Tina from Gail but on Joe's phone which sounds a bit confusing but it all makes convoluted sense to David. For once he's actually defending his mum rather than have further suspicion fall on her.