The Daily Mail has reported that the murder trial of two prisoners accused of the death of former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has dramatically collapsed at Leeds Crown Court. Jurors were discharged after raising concerns during deliberations, leading the judge to order a full retrial to ensure a fair process. Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, had denied all charges, and the case is now scheduled to return to court at a later date.
“The murder trial of two inmates accused of killing paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has collapsed after jurors raised ‘concerns’ while deliberating. The disgraced singer was stabbed to death by Rico Gedel, 25, in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences. Leeds Crown Court heard that after walking out of the cell, Gedel handed the makeshift knife to fellow inmate Samuel Dodsworth, 44, who threw it in a bin. Both defendants denied murdering Watkins and possessing a knife in prison … The case will now have to be retried at a later date.“ – DailyMail.co.uk
Ian Watkins, the former lead singer of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets, pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court in 2013 to multiple serious sexual offenses involving children. Subsequqntly he was sentenced to 29 years in prison with an additional six years on extended license. The disgraced rock star Watkins would remain incarcerated until his death on 11 October 2025, with very few mourning his death.
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