UK Police Arrest 2 in Stabbing Death of Former Lostprophets Singer in Prison

UK Police Arrest 2 in Stabbing Death of Former Lostprophets Singer in Prison
British musician Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lostprophets, as he performs on stage at V Music Festival in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England on Aug 20, 2011. Joel Ryan/AP Photo
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LONDON—British police have arrested two men on suspicion of murder after the former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at a prison in northern England, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses.

Emergency services were called to HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire on Saturday morning after Watkins, 48, was attacked with a knife. He was pronounced dead at the scene.