Ian Watkins, the former frontman for the rock band Lostprophets, has reportedly died after being stabbed in prison, according to the BBC .

Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses at His Majesty’s Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire Police told the BBC that authorities responded to an assault on a prisoner on the morning of Oct. 11. The prisoner was pronounced dead at the scene.

A spokesperson for the prison confirmed an incident occurred but told the BBC they were “unable to comment further while the police investigate.”

Watkins had been incarcerated since December 2013 after admitting to numerous crimes, including the attempted rape of a child under 13, conspiring to rape a child, and multiple counts of sexual assault and possessing

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