Two males have been arrested on the suspicion of homicide within the dying of former Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins. The disgraced musician was killed at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England yesterday, October eleventh. Watkins, 48, was discovered lifeless within the jail whereas serving out a sentence of 29 years, with an prolonged licence of six years. That sentence was handed down in December of 2013, after Watkins was discovered responsible of quite a few child-sex associated crimes.
The West Yorkshire Police Division have now issued a press release on the matter, revealing that two people, one aged 25 and the opposite 48, have been positioned underneath arrest for suspicion of partaking within the homicide of Watkins.
The Solar reported that Watkins was allegedly shanked within the neck by a fellow inmate, together with his jugular being severed within the course of. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene within the apparently pre-planned assault. The West Yorkshire Police Division’s assertion learn as follows:
“Detectives have launched a homicide investigation after the dying of a person in HMP Wakefield.
Officers have been referred to as by employees on the jail at 9.39am this morning (Saturday 11 October) to experiences of a critical assault on a prisoner.
A person aged 48 was discovered with critical accidents. Regardless of medical consideration he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Two males aged 25 and 43 have been arrested on suspicion of homicide and are at present in police custody.
Detectives from the Murder and Main Enquiry Staff are investigating and enquiries stay ongoing.”
Watkins was one of the high-profile inmates to be housed in HMP Wakefield, together with his band having attained gold standing in america, in addition to quite a few platinum, gold and silver certifications of their native UK (Wales.)
Regardless of the disgusting nature of his crimes, Watkins‘ fame continued previous his sentencing, with the band scoring a silver certification for his or her 2006 single “Rooftops (A Liberation Broadcast)” in November of 2016, roughly three years years after Watkins was sentenced to jail. Watkins‘ fame, and the heinous nature of his crimes are mentioned to have made him a goal by different inmates.
In 2017, he was accused of grooming a lady whereas nonetheless in jail. In 2019, he was discovered to have been in possession of a cellular phone smuggled into the jail. The telephone was mentioned to have been hidden in his anus, with Watkins telling the police he was being pressured to carry onto the telephone for different prisoners after having his life threatened by them.
Watkins additionally claimed to have been threatened by different inmates to ask his followers for cash, and in 2023, was stabbed and crushed in a dispute later reported to be drug-related.
Upon studying the character of his crimes, his former bandmates within the by then defunct Lostprophets condemned him for his habits in a 2014 interview, stating that that they had no information of his habits prior. The band’s ex-guitarist/vocalist Lee Gaze said on the time:
“There was completely nothing that led us to suspect what he’d achieved. I feel he created such a smokescreen. I hate to depend on clichés, however while you see the profile of a paedophile, he couldn’t be any farther from it. He was all the time surrounded by all these ladies, so it simply appeared inconceivable.”
