Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been murdered in jail where he was serving 29 years for child sex offences.
The former frontman was reportedly cut to the throat after prisoners were released from their jail cells this morning.
Both police and emergency services rushed to Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire, however the sex offender’s lost his life.
The 48-year-old was serving over three decades behind bars for a series of child sex offences, which included the attempted rape of an infant.
The former Lostprophets singer is the highest profile inmate to be killed in a British jail in recent times.
Watkins is said to have died from blood loss after being slashed to the jugular. Justice sources have said the singer’s attacker has been identified, The Sun reported.
Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been murdered in jail where he was serving 29 years for child sex offences
The former frontman was reportedly cut to the throat after prisoners were released from their jail cells this morning
A source told the publication: ‘Watkins has been killed in the most brutal way possible – and the attack was shocking, even by standards.
‘He was targeted by another inmate who shanked him in the neck.
‘Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly – but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him.’
The insider described the scene as ‘horrific’, detailing ‘blood everywhere’ while both alarms and sirens rang out.
They claim the paedophile was then transported to hospital via air ambulance but he could not be saved.
Due to Watkins being ‘obviously high-profile’ for his heinous crimes, he had a ‘target on his back’, the source explained.
Both police officers as well as inmates were said to be ‘absolute shock’ amid the ‘awful scene’, the source added.
The insider said the prisoner who attacked Watkins was apprehended ‘pretty quickly’, whilst noting there was ‘not much doubt’ about who carried out the attack.
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