Ian Watkins, former vocalist of Lostprophets and convicted pedophile, was murdered in prison on October 11. He was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Watkins was stabbed to death by two inmates and was pronounced dead on the scene when police arrived.

The two inmates were arrested and taken into custody on suspicion of murder, while the prison was sent into immediate lockdown. According to a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson, an investigation is underway. This attack comes almost two weeks after a recent report showed that violence had “increased markedly” at the prison.

Now, Watkins’ former bandmate Lee Gaze has responded to news about his death. Gaze and Watkins started the band in Pontypridd, Wales, in 1997 after the breakup of their former band F

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