Disgraced rockstar Ian Watkins ‘predicted his own death’ before fatal prison attack

At the age of 36, in 2013, Watkins was found guilty of 13 sexual offenses, including the attempted rape of a baby, multiple assaults involving children, and possession of extreme pornographic material.

He was serving a 29-year sentence for the shocking child sex crimes. During sentencing, Justice Royce described Watkins’ crimes as “plunging into new depths of depravity” labeling the musician a “corrupting influence” with a “complete lack of remorse.” He warned that “any decent person… will experience shock, revulsion and incredulity.”

Officers were called to Wakefield prison this weekend over reports of a serious assault on a prisoner. They discovered Watkins “with serious injuries” after he had allegedly been stabbed by two other inmates.

West Yorkshire Police confirmed that two men, Samuel Dodsworth, 43, and Rashid Gedel, 25, have been charged with murder in connection with his death.