Lostprophets<\/a> frontman – who was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of child sex offences – was fatally injured during an incident at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday (11.10.25) morning and now Rashid Gedel, 25, and 43-year-old Samuel Dodsworth have been charged over the killing.<\/p>\nThe pair will appear before Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Monday (13.10.25), West Yorkshire Police have announced.<\/p>\n
Police and paramedics were called to the prison after the paedophile singer was reportedly ambushed and fatally injured after a knife attack.<\/p>\n
Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
\nA spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: “At 9.39am this morning, police were called by staff at HMP Wakefield reporting an assault on a prisoner. Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.<\/p>\n
\n“Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are investigating and inquiries remain ongoing at the scene.”<\/p>\n
\nA Prison Service spokesperson added in a statement: “We are aware of an incident at HMP Wakefield which took place this morning. We are unable to comment further while the police investigate.”<\/p>\n
\nPrison guards were said to have been unable to “save” the inmate.<\/p>\n
\nA source told The Sun: “Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly – but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him.<\/p>\n
\n“It was a horrific scene, with blood everywhere and alarms and sirens going off.<\/p>\n
\n“Police and ambulances were called and the whole prison was locked down with all cons confined to their cells.”<\/p>\n
\nWatkins, 48, was jailed in December 2013 for 29 years after admitting to a string of sex offences – including the attempted rape of a fan’s baby.<\/p>\n
\nThe disgraced musician was caught in 2012 following the execution of a drugs warrant at his home in Pontypridd, Wales, where a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized by police.<\/p>\n
\nAnalysis of the equipment revealed Watkins’ depraved behaviour.<\/p>\n
\nThe Welsh singer had previously been stabbed in an incident at the same prison in 2023 and suffered non life-threatening injuries after reportedly being taken hostage by three other inmates for six hours.<\/p>\n
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