57 m. ago Inmate denies murdering disgraced Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins with a makeshift knife inside HMP Wakefield, court hears

Samuel Dodsworth, 43, pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder and denied possessing a makeshift knife inside the prison.

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46 h. ago Prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, 33, was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter Lola James

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5 d. ago Mark Fellows and two other serving prisoners in court after child killer found dead in cell

Kyle Bevan, who was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter, was found dead in his cell at Wakefield Prison, the Prison Service confirmed

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5 d. ago Mark Fellows and two other prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell

They are due to appear in court on Friday following the death of Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield

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5 d. ago Three prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell

The attack comes less than a month after paedophile singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at the same prison.

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5 d. ago Three prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan

Prisoners Mark Fellows, 45, Lee Newell, 56, and David Taylor, 63, have been charged with the murder of child killer Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield on Wednesday, West Yorkshire Police said.

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5 d. ago Child killer Kyle Bevan dead in prison cell as three charged with murder

Kyle Bevan was serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 28 years after assaulting two-year-old Lola James

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5 d. ago Death of child killer in prison cell as three inmates charged with murder

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5 d. ago Police issue murder update after Welsh child killer found dead

Three inmates are being questioned on suspicion of murder after Kyle Bevan, who murdered two-year-old Lola James in Pembrokeshire in 2020, was found dead at HMP Wakefield

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6 d. ago Three prisoners arrested on suspicion of murder after child killer is found dead in same jail where Ian Watkins was stabbed to death

The Prison Service confirmed the man was 33-year-old Kyle Bevan, who was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter Lola James in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 2020.

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6 d. ago Three prisoners arrested after child killer found dead in cell

The incident comes less than a month after paedophile singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at the same prison.

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1 week ago Man freed from prison under early release scheme charged with murder

It is the most serious offence alleged to have been committed by someone released under the scheme, which was implemented to cut prison overcrowding.

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1 week ago Man freed from jail to reduce prison overcrowding charged with murder

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously been imprisoned for knife offences and was released due to prison overcrowding

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1 week ago North London prisoner, 44, charged with murder of fellow inmate as high

North London prisoner, 44, charged with murder of fellow inmate as high-security prison  MyLondon

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1 week ago Inmate is charged with murdering John Mansfield in attack at high

John Mansfield (pictured), who was jailed for life in 2007 for the drug-fuelled murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso, died following the attack at around 4pm on April 13 this year.

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1 week ago Prisoner, 44, is charged with murder of fellow inmate at high

John Mansfield, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso, 63, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor in April.

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4 w. ago Ian Watkins was 'dead man walking' in prison and 'abused every day' before murder

Lostprophets paedophile Ian Watkins was a "dead man walking" in HMP Wakefield, where he was murdered, a former prisoner has said, as two men have been charged with his murder

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last month First pictures of prisoners charged with Ian Watkins' murder

Rashid Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth have been charged with the murder of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins after he died at HMP Wakefield

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last month 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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last month Two men charged with murder after Lostprophets Ian Watkins prison death

Peadophille Ian Watkins was jailed after admitting to a string of sex offences - including the attempted rape of a fan's baby.

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