{"id":51418,"date":"2025-10-13T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-killed-in-u-k-prison-attack-2-murder-suspects-appear-in-court\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T11:52:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T11:52:23","slug":"former-lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-killed-in-u-k-prison-attack-2-murder-suspects-appear-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/former-lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-killed-in-u-k-prison-attack-2-murder-suspects-appear-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins killed in U.K. prison attack; 2 murder suspects appear in court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with a knife. He was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A murder investigation is underway following the arrests of Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, West Yorkshire Police said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westyorkshire.police.uk\/news-appeals\/two-men-charged-after-murder-hmp-wakefield\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing separately during consecutive hearings at the court, both Dodsworth and Gedel spoke only to confirm their names and dates of birth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3drdy5ry2do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Watkins pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including trying to rape a baby, sexually touching a 1-year-old, encouraging a fan to abuse her child and making child pornography.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/13\/0d2aa389-d664-4e1c-8e3b-49b4595338d7\/thumbnail\/620x413g6\/c1d068dbc605648bdf9f600433363830\/ap25285326847997.jpg#\" alt=\"Britain Prisoner Slain \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/13\/0d2aa389-d664-4e1c-8e3b-49b4595338d7\/thumbnail\/620x413g6\/c1d068dbc605648bdf9f600433363830\/ap25285326847997.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/13\/0d2aa389-d664-4e1c-8e3b-49b4595338d7\/thumbnail\/1240x826g6\/27b61a45d7efd8923cc6a418ef70e986\/ap25285326847997.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">British musician Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lostprophets, as he performs on stage at V Music Festival in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England on Aug 20, 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Joel Ryan \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the time of his sentencing, Judge John Royce called Watkins a manipulative and dangerous sexual predator who had abused his fame to help satisfy his &#8220;insatiable lust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those who have appeared in these courts over many years see a large number of horrific cases,&#8221; Royce said in sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court. &#8220;This case, however, breaks new ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watkins was the lead singer for Lostprophets, a Welsh rock band that topped the U.K. charts in 2006 with its third album, &#8220;Liberation Transmission.&#8221; The band announced it was disbanding after Watkins&#8217; arrest. In a statement released after his conviction, the band&#8217;s remaining members said they were &#8220;heartbroken, angry, and disgusted&#8221; at his crimes, adding that their &#8220;hearts go out&#8221; to his victims, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Watkins was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-66427791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">previously attacked at Wakefield Prison in 2023<\/a>, although his injuries were not life-threatening on that occasion, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = 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