Lostprophets lead singer Ian Watkins passed away after being attacked in jail, prison sources said on Saturday, October 11.

The disgraced rock star from Pontypridd was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield, in England's West Yorkshire, for child sex offences, including the rape of a baby, reported BBC.

West Yorkshire Police said detectives from the homicide and major inquiry team are investigating after prison staff reported the assault on Watkins, who was pronounced dead at the scene, reported Sky News.

Watkins was previously stabbed in an incident at the same prison in 2023 – in which he suffered non- life-threatening injuries. During that attack, he was reportedly taken hostage by three other inmates before being freed by prison officers six hours later.

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