5 h. ago Prisoner accused of murdering paedo Lost Prophets star Ian Watkins in jail attack REFUSES to appear in court

ONE of Ian Watkins alleged killers has refused to appear in court after he was charged with murdering the paedo Lostprophets star. Watkins, 48, was stabbed in the neck at HMP Wakefield where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were due to both appear...

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6 h. ago One of Ian Watkins murder accused refuses to attend hearing on prison video link

Rashid Gedel, 25, who was referred to as Rico Gedel in court, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, are charged with murdering Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield.

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30 h. ago Two men in court charged with prison murder of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both of HMP Wakefield, appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.

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31 h. ago Two men charged with the murder of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both of HMP Wakefield, have been charged with murder.

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31 h. ago Two men charged with prison murder of paedophile former rock star Ian Watkins

They were appearing in court on Monday

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50 h. ago Ian Watkins' full appalling story from famous rock star to being killed in 'Monster Mansion' prison

Ian Watkins was the singer of rock band Lostprophets, but he had a dark secret

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52 h. ago Lostprophets star condemned paedo frontman Ian Watkins to 'rot for eternity'

Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins, who was a convicted paedophile, was murdered in prison on 11 October 2025 and his former bandmate has said he "ruined everything"

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66 h. ago Police arrest two men on suspicion of murder after death of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins in prison

Watkins found fame as singer of Lostprophets before his 'dark and sinister side' was exposed

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66 h. ago Two men arrested after disgraced rock star Ian Watkins killed in prison attack

The paedophile rock star was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences.

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67 h. ago Rock star paedo Ian Watkins killed inside 'Monster Mansion' as prison secrets revealed

Child murderer Roy Whiting and 'Hannibal the Cannibal' Robert Maudsley are locked up in HMP Wakefield, also known as 'Monster Mansion'. Ian Watkins was a prisoner until he was stabbed to death on Friday.

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69 h. ago Paedo Ian Watkins 'knifed over drugs debt' two years before Lostprophets star killed

Watkins was stabbed to death in his prison cell Friday night while serving a 35-year sentence for a string of child sex offences. The paedo musician was stabbed two years earlier over drug debt.

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69 h. ago Ian Watkins killer 'given bonus points' by inmates after stabbing Lostprophets paedo to death

An ex-prison officer said other paedophiles jailed at HMP Wakefield are likely to have a tough time after former Lostprophets star Ian Watkins was stabbed to death in his prison cell

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69 h. ago Ian Watkins dead: prison statement in full after paedophile rock star killed

Ian Watkins has been serving a 29-year sentence since 2013 after being convicted of child sex abuse offences.

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2 d. ago Ian Watkins dead: Prison Service statement in full after Lostprophets paedo stabbed to death

Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins was attacked with a knife in HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning

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2 d. ago Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins killed in prison by fellow inmate

Watkins, the former singer of Lostprophets, was serving a 35 year sentence

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3 d. ago BREAKING Paedo rock star Ian Watkins 'killed in prison by fellow inmate' in knife attack

The 48-year-old Ian Watkins was brutally murdered while serving a 35-year sentence for a string of child sex offences before he was 'killed in the most brutal way possible'

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3 d. ago Paedo rock star Ian Watkins 'killed in prison by fellow inmate' in knife attack

The 48-year-old Ian Watkins was brutally murdered while serving a 35-year sentence for a string of child sex offences before he was 'killed in the most brutal way possible'

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6 d. ago Man accused of murdering mother and her three children died of heart attack after collapsing in prison minutes after visit from his family, inquest hears

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to go on trial later this year for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, who died in the blaze last year.

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2 w. ago Soham child murderer Ian Huntley is 'given prison privileges back' including Xbox

Guards stormed the killer's cell at HMP Frankland, Durham in July following reports he had been 'strutting around' in a red Manchester United-style shirt similar to those worn by his victims.

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2 w. ago Man accused of murdering family in house fire found dead in prison

Mohammed Shabir had denied the murder of Bryonie Gawith and her three children who died in their home in Bradford.

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