Two males have been charged with the homicide of Ian Watkins.
Ian Watkins was killed in jail
The previous Lostprophets frontman – who was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of kid intercourse offences – was fatally injured throughout an incident at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday (11.10.25) morning and now Rashid Gedel, 25, and 43-year-old Samuel Dodsworth have been charged over the killing.
The pair will seem earlier than Leeds Magistrates’ Court docket on Monday (13.10.25), West Yorkshire Police have introduced.
Police and paramedics have been referred to as to the jail after the paedophile singer was reportedly ambushed and fatally injured after a knife assault.
Watkins was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police mentioned: “At 9.39am this morning, police have been referred to as by employees at HMP Wakefield reporting an assault on a prisoner. Emergency providers attended and the person was pronounced lifeless on the scene a short while later.
“Detectives from the Murder and Main Enquiry Staff are investigating and inquiries stay ongoing on the scene.”
A Jail Service spokesperson added in an announcement: “We’re conscious of an incident at HMP Wakefield which came about this morning. We’re unable to remark additional whereas the police examine.”
Jail guards have been mentioned to have been unable to “save” the inmate.
A supply advised The Solar: “Guards have been close by and raced to the scene fairly shortly – however there was nothing they might do, they usually couldn’t save him.
“It was a horrific scene, with blood all over the place and alarms and sirens going off.
“Police and ambulances have been referred to as and the entire jail was locked down with all cons confined to their cells.”
Watkins, 48, was jailed in December 2013 for 29 years after admitting to a string of intercourse offences – together with the tried rape of a fan’s child.
The disgraced musician was caught in 2012 following the execution of a medication warrant at his residence in Pontypridd, Wales, the place numerous computer systems, cell phones and storage units have been seized by police.
Evaluation of the tools revealed Watkins’ wicked behaviour.
The Welsh singer had beforehand been stabbed in an incident on the identical jail in 2023 and suffered non life-threatening accidents after reportedly being taken hostage by three different inmates for six hours.
