Paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins 'fighting for life after being stabbed in prison'

Former Lostprophets frontman and convicted paedophile Ian Watkins is reportedly fighting for life after being stabbed and beaten in prison.

The disgraced singer, 46, was rushed to hospital after being seriously injured in an incident at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire.

Sources have told the Mirror he was set upon by fellow inmates at the jail, where he is serving a 29-year sentence for multiple sex crimes, including offences against young children and babies.

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“He was found by officers after being held hostage and battered on Saturday morning. He’s in a life-threatening condition and there are fears he could die. If he survives, he’ll have been very lucky" a source told the newspaper.

It is understood Watkins was taken hostage by three other inmates shortly after 9am on Saturday morning. He is said to have suffered stab wounds and beatings before eventually being freed by prison officers around six hours later.

Witnesses said paramedics worked to save his life in an ambulance outside the jail. A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an incident which took place on Saturday at HMP Wakefield. We are unable to comment further while the police investigate.”

Watkins found fame and fortune as frontman for the rock band Lostprophets until he was unmasked as a drug-crazed predatory paedophile in 2013.

He shocked the rock world after pleading guilty to the attempted rape of a baby and 10 other sex offences after preying on fans, including two who offered up their babies to be abused by their idol. Watkins was described in court as a “determined and committed paedophile”.

The court heard he plotted to abuse two babies with their own