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Lostprophets singer Lan Watkins
is murdered after ‘fellowinmate
slits his throat with knife’ in
prison where paedophile was
serving 29 years for child sex
offenses
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17:20 BST 17 Oct 2025, updated 02.09 BST 12 Oct 2025
By SHANNON MCGUIGAN, NEWS REPORTER
Paedophile Lostprophets singer lan Watkins has
been murdered behind bars where he was serving
29 years for a string of child sex offenses.
Ian Watkins, vocalist of Lost Prophet, a popular British band in the 2000s
He was serving 29 years in prison for a large-scale child sex crime in 2012.
– 13 child sex crimes and production of child pornography, including attempted rape of a newborn
– The ex-girlfriend gathered evidence and filed a complaint.
– 27 terabytes of child pornography in possession at the time (larger than the data storage of the police station that arrested him at the time)
– It was claimed that there was no attempt to conceal it, but it turned out to be a false claim because it was highly encrypted.
– On October 11th, local time, he was decapitated and murdered by two inmates at Wakefield Prison in England.