UK Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies in prison attack

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in jail, prison sources have confirmed.

The disgraced rock star from Pontypridd was serving a 29-year sentence at HMP Wakefield for child sex offences.

West Yorkshire Police said they were called to the prison on Saturday morning to an assault on a prisoner, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Watkins was jailed in December 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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[Judgment Boy]

Holy shit FINALLY.

I don't even care who did it. Could've been a paki, could've been a jeet, could've been a nig, a pikey, or a chav. Today, they're a hero for taking out some trash that sat around for over 10 years.

Edit: A word.

 

[Dead Wife]

Had the pleasure of meeting Ian Watkins at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.​

love Limmy.
Hopkins definitely needed the weans keeping away from him.

 

[FedPostalService]

Holy shit FINALLY.

I don't even care who did. Could've been an paki, could've been a jeet, could've been a nig, a pikey, or a chav. Today, they're a hero for taking out some trash that sat around for over 10 years.

It was more than likely another nonce as they tend to keep them segregated with their own for obvious reasons.

 

[Day of the Cope]

We're all thinking the same thing:

 

[Made In Wales]

I did actually meet him at the Clwb y Bont in Pontypridd many years ago - even then, there were rumours that he was 'dicey'.

He had more female than male friends - don't know if that was indicative of anything.

 

[Duane Dibbley]

He got the easy way out. I would have preferred it if he was scared for his life, every day for 30 years, jumping at shadows, cowering in the corner during shower time, not knowing a moments peace.

I reckon this was a young inmate looking to make a name for himself, or someone offing watkins as part of a protection deal

 

[Synthetic Smug]

I don't care for what amounts to extrajudicial punishment but I won't shed any tears either.

 

[SIMIΔN]

Like how Oasis and Robbie Williams are one-hit wonders in the real world. Or Amy Winehouse, who, surprisingly, was not the singer from Evanescence!

Amy Winehouse probably became more famous internationally after her death than before it, though that might be because of Adele fans seeking out similar music. I've never confused her with Amy Lee, since AW's surname is three times longer.
Oasis and Robbie Williams still can sell out stadiums in Australia. But that's Britain adjacent.

Had the pleasure of meeting Ian Watkins at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny.​

That's the thing, performers can be super charismatic and charming.
Lostprophets Watkins could have had as much sex with adult groupies as he wanted, child rape isn't about sex.

Which famous singer Ian Watkins born in Wales in 1978 did you meet? H from Steps must be finally glad for the confusion to end.

 

[Dysnomia]

I hate this cracker more than I hate Chris Benoit.
Their works are forever marred by how heinous their actions and thoughts were. Proposing to your wife and the first song you recall after she said ‘yes’ blaring out of a car on red a few feet away being “Lucky You” will never not make me MATW.

“Separate art and artist” is really hard when the guy singing is a die hard pedo/infantiphile with no remorse.

The band has some good songs. But Ian Watkins is one guy I cannot separate from the music. This fucker had it coming for years. He already survived one attempt. And he probably got his ass beat on a regular basis. Prison inmates don't take too kindly to pedos.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Which famous singer Ian Watkins born in Wales in 1978 did you meet? H from Steps must be finally glad for the confusion to end.

Obligatory text and shit.

 

[CoolSixtyNiner]

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Damn, Wikipedia wasting no time as usual.

Best know as the lead singer and frontman...

Actually he was best known for coercing mothers into allowing him to rape their infants. I hope there is a God, and I hope there is a hell so he can be judged and sentenced to an eternity of suffering.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

He had more female than male friends - don't know if that was indicative of anything.

Sounds like someone who wanted his own cult.

 

[SITHRAK!]

Interesting that a famous white pedo who’d been attacked previously has been murdered, while UK prisons of late have not been short of Pakistani child rapists and they aren’t getting shanked.

 

[Crex Crex]

This is horrible, because he wasn't brutally tortured beforehand. Shameful.

 

[RybenZ999]

Let me clear things up by saying I am not shedding any tears over this and this is 100% a net positive. Fucker literally planned to rape a baby. Not to mention he continued to groom people from prison. Disgusting parasitic vermin. Hope it was a painful death.

But also... I hate the fact that his music is actually good.

 

[Judgment Boy]

It was more than likely another nonce as they tend to keep them segregated with their own for obvious reasons.

Yeah, yeah. But I'm going to choose to believe it was some chav or the one Albanian with a conscience instead until proven otherwise.

 

[Potion_Time]

The shittiest thing about all of this is that Watkins fucked his entire band over. I doubt they even make money off of royalties considering nobody wants to buy a pedophiles butt rock album.

 

[Blewberry Nausea]

But also... I hate the fact that his music is actually good.

This is just standard 2000s nuRock you could hear from 300 other bands of the era tbqh.

 

[newport100s]

Let me clear things up by saying I am not shedding any tears over this and this is 100% a net positive. Fucker literally planned to rape a baby. Not to mention he continued to groom people from prison. Disgusting parasitic vermin. Hope it was a painful death.

But also... I hate the fact that his music is actually good.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=V83cQx2Z6kU

Its sounds like this to me

https://youtu.be/xAhEQWh8c0Q

 

[Constellationzero]

Now do Jon Venables.

For the mega lolz.