Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was sentenced to 29 years in prison for child abuse in 2013. Photo: AP PHOTO

Two men have been arrested over the gruesome murder of a pedophile rock star who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences in a British jail.

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Disgraced former frontman of the Welsh band Lostprophets, Ian Watkins was stabbed to death on Saturday at a jail in West Yorkshire.

"At 9.39am this morning, police were called by staff at HMP Wakefield reporting an assault on a prisoner," a statement from West Yorkshire Police said.

"Emergency services attended and the man

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