A further two suspects have been arrested in reference to the jail homicide of disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins, who was stabbed to loss of life on October eleventh.
The names of the brand new suspects, aged 23 and 39, haven’t been launched by authorities as of but. They be part of beforehand arrested suspects Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, who’ve each been charged with homicide.
A press launch issued Tuesday by the West Yorkshire Police reads, “Detectives investigating the homicide of Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield on Saturday 11 October have made two additional arrests. Two males aged 23 and 39 have been arrested from HMP Wakefield on suspicion of conspiracy to homicide. They’re each in police custody and can be interviewed over the course of at this time, they may then be bailed and returned to jail whereas enquiries proceed. Final week two males had been charged with homicide in relation to the incident, they’re on remand awaiting trial.”
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Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle added, “Intensive enquiries stay ongoing in relation to the homicide of Ian Watkins and these arrests kind a part of that. Ian Watkins’ household are being up to date because the investigation progresses. Nevertheless, we don’t anticipate any rapid developments at this stage.”
The 48-year-old Watkins was within the midst of serving a 29-year sentence after pleading responsible in 2013 of heinous baby intercourse offenses. He reportedly had his throat slashed by one other inmate at HMP Wakefield jail.
A supply instructed The Solar, “[Watkins] was focused by one other inmate who shanked him within the neck. Guards had been close by and raced to the scene fairly rapidly — however there was nothing they might do, and so they couldn’t save him. It was a horrific scene.”
