
13/10/2025
Disgraced Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins has died following an attack inside a UK prison. The 47-year-old was reportedly assaulted by fellow inmates and later pronounced dead after being taken for emergency treatment.
Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence, with an additional six years on licence, for a series of serious child s*x offences. His imprisonment in 2013 marked the downfall of one of Britain’s most successful early-2000s rock figures, whose crimes shocked the music industry and fans worldwide.
Authorities have confirmed that two men have been arrested in connection with the attack. An internal investigation is now underway, with the prison service pledging to ensure “a full and thorough review” of the incident.
Watkins’ death brings an end to one of the darkest chapters in British music history, closing a case that has long remained a symbol of betrayal and horror within the entertainment world.