UK Authorities Arrest 2 Guy in Stabbing Death of Lostprophets Vocalist Ian Watkins

British cops have actually detained 2 guys on suspicion of murder following the deadly jail stabbing of previous Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins.

Watkins, 48, was eliminated on Saturday (Oct. 11) while serving a 29-year jail sentence at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, for a series of kid sex offenses.

2 male prisoners– aged 25 and 43– have actually been detained in connection with the occurrence, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Authorities. A murder examination is underway, though authorities have actually not yet launched the suspects’ identities.

Watkins had actually been serving his sentence given that 2013, when he was founded guilty on numerous kid sex offenses. He pleaded guilty to 13 charges, consisting of the tried rape of a child. At the time, the administering judge stated the case had actually “plumbed brand-new depths of wickedness.”.

His death comes quickly after a report from the chief inspector of jails highlighted a sharp increase in violence at HMP Wakefield, according to theBBC The report discovered that numerous prisoners, specifically older guys founded guilty of sexual offenses, reported sensation risky in the middle of a growing population of more youthful detainees.

This was not the very first time Watkins was targeted behind bars. In August 2023, he was assaulted by 3 fellow prisoners, sustaining neck injuries that needed medical treatment.

Lostprophets formed in 1997 and increased to prominence in the early 2000s with a number of U.K. chart hits. Their 2006 album, Freedom Transmission, topped the U.K. Albums Chart, and the 2004 single “Last Train Home” reached No. 1 on Signboard‘s Alternative Tunes chart. The group dissolved in 2013 following Watkins’ arrest.