Jury discharged in Ian Watkins prison murder trial
The jury in the trial of two inmates accused of murdering Ian Watkins has been discharged. Watkins, a former musician, was killed in his prison cell last year. The case will need to be retried, as stated by Mr. Justice Hilliard.
- ▪Ian Watkins was serving a 29-year sentence for sex offenses when he was killed.
- ▪He was stabbed to death in his cell at HMP Wakefield on October 11, 2022.
- ▪Inmates Rico Gedel and Samuel Dodsworth were on trial for his murder and possession of a knife.
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Jury discharged in Ian Watkins prison murder trialJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAlex MossYorkshireSouth Wales PoliceWatkins, from Pontypridd, was jailed for 29 years in December 2013The jury in the trial of two inmates accused of killing paedophile Ian Watkins in prison has been discharged.The former Lostprophets frontman was stabbed to death with a makeshift knife in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield on 11 October last year.Serving prisoners Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, had been on trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of his murder and possessing a knife in prison.Watkins, who was 48 and from Pontypridd, was jailed for 29 years in December 2013 after admitting a string of sex offences, including the attempted rape of a fan's baby.Addressing the jury on…
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