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Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lostprophets, was stabbed to death in prison where he has been held since 2013 for pedophilia crimes.
Ian Watkins, former lead singer of the Welsh band Lostprophets, was stabbed in jail from England, where since 2013 He is serving a 35-year sentence for sexual assault on minors of age (pedophilia).
Was the British portal Mirror who broke the news. According to reports, guards found Watkins, 46 years old, with serious injuries in his cell at His Majesty’s Prison in the city of Wakefield, England, so he was transferred to a nearby hospital.
Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lostprophets, stabbed to death in jail
The portal indicated that at the time of transfer Ian Watkins’ health condition was not good and it is even expected that the ex-musician will not free it: “It is feared that he may die. If he survives, he will have been very lucky ”, they mentioned close sources and quoted by Mirror.
Apparently, on the morning of Saturday, August 5, three fellow prisoners took Ian Watkins hostage and they beat and stabbed him for six hours in a ‘targeted and prolonged’ attack, where Watkins suffered a serious neck injury.
In 2013 he was imprisoned for crimes of pedophilia and bestiality
“Officers had to wait for an armed ‘Tornado’ team of specially trained riot officers to break up the situation. and they threw grenades into the cell to free Watkins.”detailed the Mirror portal about what happened with the ex-vocalist of Lostprophets.
Mirror pointed out that the prison where Ian Watkins is located is known as the “Mansion of Monsters”, for there are some of the most prominent and high-risk sex offenders and murderers in England. Apparently, several of them already had Ian in their sights.
Ian Watkins abused a baby and other minors
It was in November 2013 when Ian Watkins pleaded guilty to committing acts of sexual violence against minorsas well as producing and possessing pornographic images and photos of children and sexual acts with animals (zoophilia).
The musician took advantage of his fame to have sexual relations with underage fans. And not only that, since He even began to be close to two followers who allowed him to sexually abuse their children.: a 10-month-old baby and a girl.
Watkins never apologized for what happened and did not see it as something serious
Watkins used to record all his attacks and when they discovered it, the singer never regretted anything. On the contrary, in a phone call that he received in prison He mentioned that it had all been a lot of fun and he didn’t understand why people made such a fuss about it. regard.
Ian Watkins’ lawyer mentioned that the sentence for his client should be light because the singer pleaded guilty. Yes indeed, Ian did not want to apologize and only apologized to his family and loved ones for having to put up with all this sad situation.
Ian Watkins was barely going to serve 10 years in prison this year and in 2033 he would be able to appeal his release from jail if he met the good behavior requirements. Something that probably won’t happen as the former Lostprophets singer expected…
