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Lostprophets’ singer Ian Watkins was killed in jail this weekend after a fellow inmate ‘ambushed’ him and stabbed him in the neck with a ‘shank’ – causing hi to die due to blood loss

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Lostprophets’ paedophile Ian Watkins accurately predicted his own death after being jailed for vile sex crimes. The disgraced former star was stabbed to death in jail on Friday while in the midst of serving a 35 year sentence for his crimes.

Reports have revealed he was stabbed in the neck by a fellow inmate in an attack that was described as “pre-planned”, “shocking”, and “gruesome”. Watkins had previously survived a stabbing incident in August 2023 – and he had previously predicted he would be attacked.

In 2019, he was put on trial for secretly having a mobile phone in prison – and had his sentence increased when found guilty of breaking this rule. When the verdict was read out, the former chart-topping star explained that “known murderers” in his prison had told him to keep the phone after leaving it on his bed.

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Speaking about possible repercussions following his trail over the incident, he said: “Chances are someone would sneak up behind me and cut my throat. It’s not like one-on-one. Stuff like that, you don’t see it coming.”

On Saturday, news broke that Watkins had indeed been stabbed in the neck and killed while behind bars. He was “ambushed” after inmates were released from their cells in the morning.

Watkins was stabbed in the jugular, causing him to die from blood loss. The violent scene is said to have left those that work in the prison shaken and horrified.

A source told The Sun: “The bloke who got him this time went for his jugular and it looks like a pre-planned attack. Watkins was obviously high-profile and in for the most disgusting crimes… Despite who he was, it was really shocking and gruesome.”

They added: “Experienced officers and a lot of the other prisoners were in absolute shock after what happened and a lot of them saw the awful scene. The inmate who attacked him used a ‘shank’ knife and he was apprehended pretty quickly.”

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In 2013, the Welsh native pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to 13 child sex offences. He also admitted to the rape and sexual assault of a child who was under the age of 13.

Watkins also admitted conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.

Sentencing Mr Justice Royce said the case broke ‘new ground’ and ‘plunged into new depths of depravity’. He said Watkins had a ‘corrupting influence’ and had shown a ‘complete lack of remorse’. He added Watkins posed a significant risk to the public in particular to women with young children.

The musician was later handed an extra 10 months after he was discovered to have a mobile phone in his possession while behind bars. During the hearing, Judge Rodney Jameson QC said: “I am very conscious of the fact you are serving a very long time and you will be well into middle age by the time you are released. The fact of the matter is if there is not an appreciable penalty for having had a mobile phone in these circumstances then of course you would draw from that the lesson you could have another one and that is not a position I would want to encourage.”

He was said to be sharing his wing with murderers, killers, rapists and paedophiles, who he described as “the worst of the worst”. Asked to describe his music career during an earlier appearance, Watkins told the court his band had sold between five and ten million records across the world between 1999 and 2012. Watkins said the Lostprophets had toured all over the world, headlining at Wembley Arena and the MEN Arena in Manchester.

Paris Fury opens up to Notebook magazine about how Tyson has struggled after Ricky Hatton’ death as part of a wide-ranging interview

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Paris Fury has told how the death of boxer Ricky Hatton affected her husband Tyson, saying: “It hit him really hard.”

Her husband is currently on a hiatus from boxing since a rematch defeat to Oleksandr Usyk in December. And it is during these quiet times away from the sport, that Tyson has sometimes struggled mentally.

This time around, however, Paris has said how her husband had been “doing really well and keeping himself fit and healthy.” But she says the news of Ricky Hatton passing suddenly aged 46 earlier this month was a tough moment.

“He had a low few days,” Paris admits in a wide ranging interview with Notebook. “He was a friend of Ricky and could really relate to him — seeing similarities in their journeys as retired boxers who have faced challenges with life after the ring.”

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Opening up about the bond between the two men, she added: “The boxing community is close in general. Tyson actually knew Ricky; they’d done training together, and Ricky let him use his gym when Tyson made his comeback. They weren’t best friends on the phone all the time, but they knew each other, and in boxing, it’s a close-knit world.”

Their marriage has endured despite Tyson’s well-documented battles with depression, addiction, and bipolar disorder. And Paris admits: “Tyson will always have these issues; they don’t just disappear. We’ve just learned how to work with them. So he has been actively training, running—even if it’s just a really long run, these are the things he’s been doing to cope and he’s in a great place.

“If he actually just stops, it affects his mental health. So even though he’s ill with a cold right now, he’s still going for a long walk just to keep himself going.”

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Despite her long-held wish for him to hang up his gloves for good, Paris admits she will stand by him whatever he decides. “Even as his wife, I don’t know if he’ll ever fight again,” she says. “He tells me no, but then something happens, he gets that glint in his eye and does a bit of a Jerry Maguire ‘Show me the money!’ moment. I’ve told him I will support him 100 per cent in whatever he does.”

While Tyson contemplates his future, Paris’s own star continues to rise. Her straight-talking and dedication to her children have won her a legion of fans, not to mention a string of lucrative endorsement deals, including a new partnership with Eternal Collagen.

Given her hectic pace of life, it’s perhaps no surprise that her wellness regime is also performed at break-neck speed. “I’ve always been one for vitamins and skincare, but I’m usually quick—wash my face, put cream on, and get out the door,” she says.

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It’s why Eternal Collagen appealed to me so much. “It’s a really strong dose of 15,000milligrams in one shot in the morning, it’s packed full of your essential vitamins like Vitamin D, biotin, K2 , and it tastes good,” she says.

“It’s also got Echinacea, and B12 in it, which is great for immunity, I think this has kept me from getting the cold that the rest of the house has.” She’s noticed other side effects too having taken it for three months.

“After having Rico and a miscarriage, my hair went a bit limp and fine, which really bugged me,” she says. “But my hairdresser just said my hair feels lovely, and for the first time in 20 years, my own natural nails are finally growing.”

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Disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was killed behind bars aged 48 on Saturday while serving time for a string of vile sex crimes – including assaulting children

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Lostprophets’ pedophile Ian Watkins was previously stabbed in prison before his murder behind bars. The disgraced musician was sentenced to 35 years imprisonment in 2013 after being found guilty for a string of sex crimes – including assaulting children.

News broke on Saturday that the former singer had been stabbed to death by a fellow inmate after cell doors were unlocked. But it is not the first time the musician, who was 48 when he died, had been stabbed behind bars.

Back in August 2023, the Lostprophet’s star, from Pontypridd, was left with non-life threatening injuries after he was attacked in HMP Wakefield. He was taken to a nearby hospital at the time and an investigation was launched into the incident.

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It was later revealed he had been taken hostage by three other inmates and it took prison officers six hours to get him released. His injuries were found to be not life-threatening and the motive for the attack was later explained as an unsettled £900 drugs debt.

On Saturday, it was revealed that Watkins had been killed on Friday while behind bars. Reports stated that he was “ambushed” by fellow inmates, who slashed his throat. A source told The Sun: “Watkins has been killed in the most brutal way possible – and the attack was shocking, even by prison standards.

“He was targeted by another inmate who shanked him in the neck. Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly – but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him.”

The attack has been described as “really shocking and gruesome” and reports suggesting that the incident was ‘pre planned’ by the culprit. It is not the first time that Watkins had been attacked behind bars – leading to a suggestion he was on borrowed time while in jail.

In 2013, the Welsh native pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court to 13 child sex offences. He also admitted to the rape and sexual assault of a child who was under the age of 13.

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Watkins also admitted conspiring to rape a child, three counts of sexual assault involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of possessing an extreme pornographic image involving a sex act on an animal.

Sentencing Mr Justice Royce said the case broke ‘new ground’ and ‘plunged into new depths of depravity’. He said Watkins had a ‘corrupting influence’ and had shown a ‘complete lack of remorse’. He added Watkins posed a significant risk to the public in particular to women with young children.

The musician was later handed an extra 10 months after he was discovered to have a mobile phone in his possession while behind bars. Initially, he denied having a three-inch GSTAR phone in his cell. As the verdict was read out, Watkins claimed that “known murderers” in his prison told him to keep an eye on the phone after chucking it on his bed.

During the hearing, Judge Rodney Jameson QC said: “I am very conscious of the fact you are serving a very long time and you will be well into middle age by the time you are released. The fact of the matter is if there is not an appreciable penalty for having had a mobile phone in these circumstances then of course you would draw from that the lesson you could have another one and that is not a position I would want to encourage.”

Speaking about possible repercussions, he said: “Chances are someone would sneak up behind me and cut my throat. It’s not like one-on-one. Stuff like that, you don’t see it coming.”

He is said to be sharing his wing with murderers, killers, rapists and paedophiles, who he described as “the worst of the worst”. Asked to describe his music career during an earlier appearance, Watkins told the court his band had sold between five and ten million records across the world between 1999 and 2012. Watkins said the Lostprophets had toured all over the world, headlining at Wembley Arena and the MEN Arena in Manchester.