News | Entertainment
14 Oct 2025 23:44
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Two men have been charged with the murder of Ian Watkins

    The former Lostprophets frontman - who was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of child sex offences - was fatally injured during an incident at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday (11.10.25) morning and now Rashid Gedel, 25, and 43-year-old Samuel Dodsworth have been charged over the killing


    The pair will appear before Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday (13.10.25), West Yorkshire Police have announced.

    Police and paramedics were called to the prison after the paedophile singer was reportedly ambushed and fatally injured after a knife attack.

    Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene.

    A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police said: "At 9.39am this morning, police were called by staff at HMP Wakefield reporting an assault on a prisoner. Emergency services attended and the man was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

    "Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are investigating and inquiries remain ongoing at the scene."

    A Prison Service spokesperson added in a statement: "We are aware of an incident at HMP Wakefield which took place this morning. We are unable to comment further while the police investigate."

    Prison guards were said to have been unable to "save" the inmate.

    A source told The Sun: "Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly - but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him.

    "It was a horrific scene, with blood everywhere and alarms and sirens going off.

    "Police and ambulances were called and the whole prison was locked down with all cons confined to their cells."

    Watkins, 48, was jailed in December 2013 for 29 years after admitting to a string of sex offences - including the attempted rape of a fan's baby.

    The disgraced musician was caught in 2012 following the ex ecution of a drugs warrant at his home in Pontypridd, Wales, where a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized by police.

    Analysis of the equipment revealed Watkins' depraved behaviour.

    The Welsh singer had previously been stabbed in an incident at the same prison in 2023 and suffered non life-threatening injuries after reportedly being taken hostage by three other inmates for six hours.

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     14 Oct: Abducted by Hamas, Noa never lost hope she would see her 'soulmate' again
     14 Oct: Busy Philipps and Joshua Jackson were "giving the people what they want" when they passionately kissed during the Dawson's Creek reunion
     14 Oct: Jacob Elordi longs to become a father one day because having kids will make him "the happiest person in the world"
     14 Oct: George R.R. Martin has "always had trouble" with deadlines
     14 Oct: Indie film producers tell SXSW Sydney about how to survive and thrive making horror
     14 Oct: Bella Hadid' felt a "deep sense of shame" over her mental health struggles
     14 Oct: Rupert Everett is feeling "emptiness" following the death of his mother
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Otago halfback Dylan Pledger has missed out on the All Blacks XV development squad for their three-match northern tour in November More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    First home buyers could be the winners - after consultation on a Reserve Bank proposal More...



     Today's News

    Accident and Emergency:
    One person has died following a crash south of Ward in Marlborough just before 3 this afternoon 21:57

    Entertainment:
    Abducted by Hamas, Noa never lost hope she would see her 'soulmate' again 21:47

    Entertainment:
    Busy Philipps and Joshua Jackson were "giving the people what they want" when they passionately kissed during the Dawson's Creek reunion 21:41

    Law and Order:
    Police have charged a man with murder, over the death of a six-month-old baby in Foxton Beach, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region earlier this year 21:17

    Entertainment:
    Jacob Elordi longs to become a father one day because having kids will make him "the happiest person in the world" 21:11

    Law and Order:
    Tears as freed prisoners reunited with loved ones in Gaza and West Bank 20:57

    Entertainment:
    George R.R. Martin has "always had trouble" with deadlines 20:41

    Entertainment:
    Indie film producers tell SXSW Sydney about how to survive and thrive making horror 19:57

    Entertainment:
    Bella Hadid' felt a "deep sense of shame" over her mental health struggles 19:41

    Entertainment:
    Rupert Everett is feeling "emptiness" following the death of his mother 19:11


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd