West Yorkshire, Oct. 13 -- Police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after Ian Watkins, former Lostprophets frontman and convicted sex offender, was fatally stabbed at HMP (His Majesty Prison) Wakefield on Saturday.
The suspects, aged 25 and 43, have not been publicly identified and police have declined further comment as the investigation remains ongoing.
Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sexual offences, including the attempted rape of an infant and production of child sexual abuse material. He had previously suffered an assault in August 2023 by three fellow inmates, sustaining neck injuries that required hospitalisation.
England's HMP Wakefield is considered one of the country's most notorious prisons...