Jury discharged at trial of men accused of murdering child abuser Ian Watkins
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- Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences at HMP Wakefield when he was stabbed to death.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe jury in the trial of two prisoners accused of murdering the paedophile Lostprophets frontman, Ian Watkins, has been discharged for legal reasons.
- The disgraced singer was stabbed to death in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield by Rico Gedel, 25.
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Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences at HMP Wakefield when he was stabbed to death. Photograph: South Wales police/PA Media View image in fullscreen Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences at HMP Wakefield when he was stabbed to death. Photograph: South Wales police/PA Media UK news Jury discharged at trial of men accused of murdering child abuser Ian Watkins Judge says it is ‘disappointing’ there will have to be retrial of prisoners accused over Lostprophets singer’s death
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe jury in the trial of two prisoners accused of murdering the paedophile Lostprophets frontman, Ian Watkins, has been discharged for legal reasons.
The disgraced singer was stabbed to death in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield by Rico Gedel, 25. Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.