Two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
Police have arrested two more men in connection with the murder of Lostprophets singer, Ian Watkins, who died after being attacked by other inmates at HMP Wakefield on 11 October. The 48-year-old singer was serving a 29-year sentence at the high-security jail after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences.
West Yorkshire Police would share on October 21 that they had arrested two more men on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with Watkins’ death. While they didn’t share the names of the culprits, the police revealed that their ages were 23 and 39.
Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle would share that “extensive enquiries remain ongoing in relation to the murder of Ian Watkins and these arrests form part of that,” and that “Ian Watkins’ family are being updated as the investigation progresses.”
Entwistle would also reveal that the police do not expect more immediate developments at this stage.
Police have also shared that both men are “in police custody and will be interviewed over the course of today, they will then be bailed and returned to prison while enquiries continue”.
Last week, Watkins’ killers, Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were charged with the Watkins murder and are due to stand trial in May 2026.
The Sun would report that the singer was attacked shortly after prisoners were released from their cells. The singer would be stabbed in the neck and pronounced dead on the scene before a medical team could respond. A source would tell the paper: “It was a horrific scene, with blood everywhere and alarms and sirens going off. Police and ambulances were called, and the whole prison was locked down with all cons confined to their cells.”
Watkins would be arrested in September 2012 after police executed a drugs search warrant at his home and seized a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices.
According to The Guardian, investigators discovered over 90 indecent images of children, aged between 2 and 14 years old, in his possession. Six people (including Mjadzelics) would report Watkins to authorities before his eventual arrest. A later report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) highlighted failures by law enforcement to act on multiple warnings about the singer.
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