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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

Prisoner accused of Lostprophets singer’s murder boasted to guards about fame, court told

A mugshot photograph of Ian Watkins with slicked-back grey hair and a dark beard.
Ian Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences and had received threats from other prisoners, the court heard. Photograph: South Wales police/PA

A prisoner accused of murdering the disgraced former Lostprophets singer told guards they “could be talking to someone famous” after stabbing Ian Watkins in the head and neck with a homemade knife, a court has heard.

Rico Gedel carried out the attack on Watkins, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences, in his cell at HMP Wakefield, a high-security prison, on 11 October, Leeds crown court heard.

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