Ian Watkins dead: Live updates as Lostprophets singer killed in prison

Lostprophets singer and convicted paedophile Ian Watkins has been killed in prison.

The former singer was serving a long sentence for child sex abuse at Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire. A spokesperson for West Yorkshire Police confirmed they were called to the scene on Saturday morning, October 11.

They said emergency services were called after an assault on a prisoner was reported to police. The force confirmed that a man was pronounced dead at the scene. News agency PA say sources have confirmed it was Ian Watkins. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter here.

The 48-year-old from Pontypridd was jailed in 2013 after admitting 13 sex offences which a judge said "plumbed new depths of depravity", including the attempted rape of a baby.

Ian Watkins found fame and fortune as frontman of the rock band Lostprophets until he was unmasked as a paedophile.

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