{"id":40873,"date":"2025-10-11T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40873"},"modified":"2025-10-11T21:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:57:02","slug":"lostprophets-singer-ian-watkins-killed-in-prison-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40873","title":{"rendered":"Lostprophets Singer Ian Watkins Killed In Prison Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Losprophets singer Ian Watkins<\/strong>, a convicted pedophile, was killed in a prison attack in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Multiple reports out of the UK on Saturday say Ian died after being attacked in jail by a knife-wielding inmate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Ian was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield after being convicted on child sex offenses … including the attempted rape of a baby.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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West Yorkshire Police say they were called by prison staff at 9:39 AM Saturday for a report of an assault on a prisoner. Cops say the man was pronounced dead at the scene and homicide detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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BBC<\/strong><\/a> says the dead prisoner here is Ian, who had been in custody since December 2013.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Ian was also attacked in prison in August 2023, but he did not suffer life-threatening injuries in that incident.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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We reached out to HMP Wakefield … which said it had no comment at this time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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He was 48.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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