Two men accused of murdering the paedophile Ian Watkins are set to go on trial. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43 , are charged with murdering Watkins , 48, at HMP Wakefield on 11 October 2025. Watkins, the former frontman of the rock band Lostprophets, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences. He was jailed in December 2013, with a further six years on licence, after admitting a string of offences – including the attempted rape of a fan’s baby. He was arrested following the execution of a drugs warrant at his Pontypridd home on 21 September 2012 when a large number of computers, mobile phones and storage devices were seized. Court artist drawing by Elizabeth Cook of Samuel Dodsworth appearing at Leeds Crown Court via video link from HMP Wakefield, charged with murdering disgraced rock star Ian Watkins (Elizabeth Cook/PA Wire) Analysis of the equipment uncovered the singer’s depraved behaviour. Watkins was previously taken to hospital after being attacked in prison in 2023 .…