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Man accused of murdering Lostprophets' Ian Watkins boasted about fame, court hears
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Man accused of murdering Lostprophets' Ian Watkins boasted about fame, court hears

NME·Laura Molloy·25 days ago
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A man accused of murdering Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins told prison guards they “could be talking to someone famous”, a court has heard. The convicted child sex offender and former singer was  killed in Wakefield Prison aged 48  on October 11.  Watkins was supposed to serve a 29-year sentence  with a further six years on licence. He pleaded guilty to 13 sex offences in 2013, including the attempted rape of a baby, 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. Two men were arrested following Watkins’ death, and Rashid Gedel, 25, who was referred to as Rico Gedel in court, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were  charged with his killing two days after. Dodsworth pleaded not guilty to murder in November .…

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