Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after former LOSTPROPHETS singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses.
The 48-year-old had his throat slashed at British maximum security prison HMP Wakefield after inmates were unlocked from their cells Saturday morning (October 11).
A statement from West Yorkshire police said:
“Two men aged 25 and 43 have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in police custody.”
Watkins‘s attackers reportedly slashed his jugular, causing Ian to die from blood loss.
In 2013, Watkins was convicted of 13 child sex offenses. These crimes only came to light following a drug investigation.
Watkins‘s disgusted LOSTPROPHETS bandmates called it quits in 2013, just before the frontman pleaded guilty to his crimes. They subsequently formed a new group, named NO DEVOTION.
LOSTPROPHETS formed in 1997 and sold 3.5 million albums in their 16-year career. They scored a No. 1 hit at Modern Rock radio in 2004 with the track ‘Last Train Home’.