You may remember back in October last year, how former Lostprophers frontman/disgraced paedophile Ian Watkins was murdered after having his throat slashed in his jail cell at HMP Wakefield.
CCTV footage has now emerged showing Watkins, 48, stumbling from his cell covered in blood after having his jugular slashed whilst he was in bed at 9am on October 11 2025…
Rico Gedel AKA UK drill rapper BroadayYay, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, are both on trial for the murder. Now, before you suggest they be should have been rewarded with steak and an XBox, keep in mind these two are already serving sentences for murder (Gedel) and rape and kidnapping (Dodsworth).
So yeah, not exactly saints themselves, even if you want to argue they’re not on quite on the same level as Watkins.
Referring to the footage in Leeds Crown Court, prosecutor Tom Storey KC said: ”The footage shows Ian Watkins emerging briefly from his cell at the same time as two workmen, who were carrying out maintenance in the prison were walking towards him along the landing.
“And the footage clearly shows blood visible on the neck of the t-shirt he was wearing.
“The workmen noticed Watkins emerging from his cell. They saw that he was holding his hand to his neck, and was obviously bleeding from a wound.
“The workmen immediately signalled for staff assistance, and three prison officers who had been outside an office further along the landing ran towards Watkins’ cell.”
The prosecutor said there was no justification for the attack on Watkins and no need for the Crown to prove a motive.
Storey said Gedel claimed “God” had caused the injuries to Watkins.
The prosecutor continued: “He later said he thought it was disgusting having to share wings with offenders like that.
“When asked who had caused the injuries to Ian Watkins, Mr Gedel replied, ‘God’, who, he said, ‘does everything’.
The trial continues…
For a look at what former Lostprophets guitarist Lee Gaze had to say about Watkins’ death
