LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested two males on suspicion of homicide after the previous Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to loss of life at a jail in northern England, the place he was serving a 29-year sentence for youngster intercourse offenses.
Emergency companies have been referred to as to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with a knife. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
A homicide investigation is underway following the arrests of two males, aged 25 and 43, West Yorkshire Police stated in an announcement.
In 2013, Watkins pleaded responsible to 13 fees, together with making an attempt to rape a child, sexually touching a 1-year-old, encouraging a fan to abuse her youngster and making youngster pornography.
On the time of his sentencing, Decide 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 have appeared in these courts over many years see a large number of horrific cases,” Royce stated in sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court docket. “This case, nevertheless, breaks new floor.”
Watkins was the lead singer for Lostprophets, a Welsh rock band that topped the U.Ok. charts in 2006 with its third album, “Liberation Transmission.” The band introduced it was disbanding after Watkins’ arrest.
