Police have shared an replace on Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins’ accidents after he was stabbed in jail.
The disgraced former singer is presently serving a 29-year sentence, with an extra six years on license, in HMP Wakefield on numerous baby intercourse offences, together with the tried rape of a child.
The Mirror reported yesterday (August 6) that Watkins was attacked and brought hostage by three different inmates on Saturday morning (August 5). After he was discovered and freed by officers, he was taken to hospital.
A Jail Service spokesperson advised the outlet: “Police are investigating an incident which befell on Saturday at HMP Wakefield. We’re unable to remark additional whereas the police examine.”
Now, West Yorkshire Police have given an replace on Watkins’ situation.
They mentioned in a press release by way of The Mirror: “West Yorkshire Police had been notified by workers at HMP Wakefield of an assault on a prisoner on the afternoon of Saturday, 5 August. He was taken to hospital the place his accidents will not be understood to be life-threatening. Enquiries are ongoing.”
Watkins was jailed in December 2013 after pleading responsible to 13 intercourse offences at Cardiff Crown Courtroom, together with the aforementioned tried rape of a child, conspiring to rape a baby, three counts of sexual assault involving kids, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent pictures of kids and considered one of possessing an excessive pornographic picture involving a intercourse act on an animal.
In 2017, Watkins was reported to have been grooming a mom from his jail cell. The 21 year-old’s baby was subsequently taken into care after social companies had been alerted of her contact with the disgraced singer.
‘We’re sickened,” mentioned a spokesman from the NSPCC on the time. “It’s completely bewildering that he might keep on grooming. It reveals contempt for kids he abused, and raises severe questions on supervision.”
On the time, it was mentioned that jail officers in Wakefield reportedly discovered “nothing untoward” of their exchanges by way of letters and emails. A spokesman from Lincolnshire police in the meantime added: “We’ll at all times take motion to safeguard susceptible adults and kids.”
