US EditionLostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after attack in prison
Ian Watkins was fatally stabbed by another inmate at HMP Wakefield, a high-security prison with a 62% rise in violence, while serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences.
- Ian Watkins, the former frontman of Lostprophets, was killed in Wakefield Prison on October 11 after being stabbed by another inmate, according to West Yorkshire Police.
- Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex offences, including child sex offences, after being convicted in 2013.
- Emergency services were called to the scene at 9:39 a.m., and Watkins was pronounced dead shortly after the attack.
- Authorities have launched a murder investigation, with detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team currently investigating the incident.
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A pedophile rock star who was was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences has been murdered...
Former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sex offender killed in UK prison attack, media reports say
Ian Watkins, the former frontman of Welsh rock band Lostprophets who was serving a 35-year sentence for child sex offenses, has been killed in prison by another inmate, British media reported on Saturday.
Pedophile Rock Star Ian Watkins Brutally Murdered in Prison
Ian Watkins, the depraved former frontman of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has been killed in a brutal attack inside Britain’s notorious HM Prison Wakefield. The 48-year-old, who preyed on infants and amassed a collection of child pornography, died after another inmate slashed his throat with a shank, severing his jugular vein and causing fatal blood loss. The assault unfolded shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, as cells were unlocked for t…
Sydney Morning Herald
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins ‘stabbed to death’ in prison
The former musician was serving a 29-year sentence for a series of serious child sex offences before the attack, which was described as “shocking, even by prison standards”.
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