Two more arrested over prison killing of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Two more men have been arrested in connection with the murder of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield on October 11, West Yorkshire Police said.

Police said the men, aged 23 and 39, were remanded from prison on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and will be interviewed on Tuesday.

They will then be released on bail and returned to prison while investigations continue.

Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle, Senior Investigating Officer from the Homicide and Major Investigation Team, said: “Extensive investigations into the murder of Ian Watkins are ongoing and these arrests form part of that.

“Ian Watkins’ family are being updated as the investigation progresses. However, we do not anticipate any immediate developments at this stage.”

Following the earlier arrest of the two prisoners, Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were charged with Mr Watkins’ murder last week and appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court last Monday morning, West Yorkshire Police said.

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