British police have arrested two males on suspicion of homicide after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to dying at a jail in northern England, the place he was serving a 29-year sentence for baby intercourse offenses.
Emergency providers had been referred to as to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with a knife.
He was pronounced useless on the scene.
A homicide investigation is underway following the arrests of two males, aged 25 and 43, West Yorkshire Police mentioned in a press release.
In 2013, Watkins pleaded responsible to 13 expenses, together with attempting to rape a child, sexually touching a 1-year-old, encouraging a fan to abuse her baby and making baby pornography.
At the time of his sentencing, Judge John Royce referred to as Watkins a manipulative and harmful sexual predator who had abused his fame to assist fulfill his “insatiable lust.”
“Those who’ve appeared in these courts over a few years see numerous horrific instances,” Royce mentioned in sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court. “This case, nonetheless, breaks new floor.’’
Watkins was the lead singer for Lostprophets, a Welsh rock band that topped the UK charts in 2006 with its third album, “Liberation Transmission.”
The band introduced it was disbanding after Watkins’ arrest.
