Earlier this weekend, it was reported that former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was killed in prison. The 48-year-old ex-singer was serving a 35-year sentence for crimes against children and was stabbed to death.
On Sunday it was reported that two men have been arrested in suspicion of his murder. Watkins’ throat was slashed at a British maximum security prison after inmates were unlocked from their cells. West Yorkshire police issued a statement (as reported by Blabbermouth) saying: “Detectives have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man in HMP Wakefield. Officers were called by staff at the prison at 9.39am this morning (October 11) to reports of a serious assault on a prisoner. A man aged 48 was found with serious injuries. Despite medical attention he was pronounced dead at the scene. Two men aged 25 and 43 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.”
A source told The Sun that “Watkins was targeted by another inmate who shanked him in the neck. Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly — but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him. It was a horrific scene, with blood everywhere and alarms and sirens going off. Police and ambulances were called and the whole prison was locked down with all cons confined to their cells.”
It’s not the first time Watkins was stabbed in prison. In 2023, fellow inmates took him hostage and he suffered non-life threatening injuries before being freed by prison officers hours later.
