Two More Arrested Over Ian Watkins Prison Murder at HMP Wakefield

Ian Watkins, the disgraced former frontman of the Lostprophets, died in October while serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield for serious child sex offences after his throat was reportedly slashed in an attack. West Yorkshire Police have charged two inmates, Rashid Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth, with his murder, and two additional men aged 23 and 39 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder; these two are currently in custody, to be interviewed and then bailed back to prison. Investigations remain ongoing, with police continuing extensive inquiries into the circumstances of Watkins' death. Watkins was living among some of Wakefield's most dangerous inmates rather than in a wing dedicated to sex offenders, and reports suggest he may have used other inmates for protection. The two charged men did not enter pleas at their court appearance, and a trial has been scheduled for May next year. Authorities have been updating Watkins' family as the investigation progresses but do not expect immediate developments at this stage.