Two Men Identified And Charged With Murdering Disgraced Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins In Prison

As previously reported, convicted pedophile Ian Watkins (ex-Lostprophets) recently died after being stabbed in the neck at HMP Wakefield. The West Yorkshire police arrived at the prison following the incident and found the disgraced singer dead at the scene. Now, it has been revealed that 25-year-old Rashid Gedel and 43-year-old Samuel Dodsworth have been charged with the murder.

The West Yorkshire Police Department said the following:

“Detectives have charged two men with murder after the death of a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on Saturday.

Ian Watkins aged 48 was pronounced dead after being seriously assaulted at HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning(11 October).

Rashid Gedel aged 25 who self defines as any other black background and Samuel Dodsworth aged 43 who self defines as white British both of HMP Wakefield have both been charged with murder.

They are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning.”

At the time of his death, Watkins was still serving a 29-year prison sentence with an additional six years on licence for 13 counts of child sex offences.

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