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pedophile ex lost Prophets singer Ian Watkins During interrogation, it was revealed that he died due to knife attack on his neck in jail.
Coroner Oliver Longstaff of Wakefield Coroner’s Court said that Watkins, who was referred to by his full name Ian David Carslake Watkins during the brief hearing, was pronounced dead by an attending doctor at HMP Wakefield on Saturday 11 October, and was formally identified by a prison officer.
Mr Longstaff said paramedics were called to the prison, where Watkins was an inmate, “following a report that he had been stabbed in the neck”. The coroner said the post-mortem report listed the cause of death as an incision on the neck.
The coroner’s inquest has been suspended “pending the outcome of the criminal justice process” as two people were charged. murder Regarding the incident. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, are on remand awaiting trial after appearing at Leeds Magistrates Court and then Leeds Crown Court.
Mr Longstaff said: “Whether there is a need to reopen the investigation into the death following the conclusion of that criminal process is entirely a matter of speculation and remains to be seen.”
emergency services After the report, he was called to jail on Saturday morning watkins Was attacked with a knife. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
There were two more men aged 23 and 39 was arrested on tuesday Suspicion of conspiracy to murder. He was kept in police custody for questioning before being returned to jail.
Dodsworth appeared via video link from HMP Wakefield, but Gaedel, called Rico Gaedel in court, declined to appear remotely as he wanted to appear in person. The couple were not asked to record pleas.
Judge Guy Pearl, the Recorder of Leeds, set a provisional date of 5 May for the trial, which is expected to take two to three weeks.
Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, West Yorkshire Police, senior investigating officer, said: “A wider inquiry into the murder of Ian Watkins continues and these arrests are part of that. Ian Watkins’ family are being updated as the investigation progresses. However, we do not expect any immediate developments at this stage.”
Watkins was jailed for 29 years in 2013 and given an additional six years on license after admitting a number of sexual offences, including attempting to rape a fan’s 11-month-old daughter. He was initially arrested at his home in Pontypridd in September 2012 following the execution of a drugs warrant, during which a number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized.
His crimes were revealed after the device was analyzed.
During his time at HMP Wakefield, he was stabbed in 2023, when he was reportedly held hostage for six hours by three other prisoners; He suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
In 2019, he appeared in court again keeping the phone behind barsand described his fellow prisoners as “murderers, mass murderers, rapists, pedophiles, serial killers – the worst of the worst”.