Particulars in regards to the altering look of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins have been revealed in a e-book printed final yr about HMP Wakefield
Former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins appeared “scruffy” and was “lazy” earlier than his demise in Wakefield jail, in keeping with insiders.
Particulars surrounding his altered look emerged in a e-book launched final yr titled Inside Wakefield Jail: Life Behind Bars within the Monster Mansion.
Authors Jonathan Levi and Emma French interviewed numerous people about Watkins, who was serving 29 years for little one intercourse offences, together with the tried rape of a child.
Amongst their sources was Martin Baker, who started working at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire in 1999, with the previous senior jail officer describing Watkins’ look behind bars.
He stated: “He had lengthy straggly hair. He was a bit scruffy and if he did not need to go to work, he did not go to work, and he was getting nicked as a result of he wished to only laze about in his cell and drink tea.”
Relating to his social circle, he continued: “All of them combine with like-minded folks. There’s not range; a gangster would not need to combine with a paedophile and a paedophile would not need to combine with a rapist.”
In the meantime, one nameless prisoner, who alleged Watkins “spent hundreds” on safety, supplied his personal evaluation of the twisted former vocalist’s seems.
He stated: “He’s a tall skinny male who dyes his thinning hair black. The jail service really sells hair dye.”
The inmate additionally revealed that Watkins had no bother accessing funds and defined how cash transactions are dealt with in jail. He stated: “Cash exchanges are simply carried out in jail. The particular person you are paying, you merely take their mates’ or households’ cellphone quantity on the skin, give that quantity over the cellphone to your loved ones.
“They name the particular person outdoors and take their financial institution particulars and pay the cash into their account.”
Watkins, 48, was killed throughout an incident contained in the infamous jail on Saturday (October 11). Two males, Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have been charged together with his homicide.
They appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Courtroom solely to verify their names and dates of beginning. The previous rockstar was imprisoned again in 2013 and on the time, Mr Justice Royce stated the stunning case “plunged into new depths of depravity”.
Throughout his time behind bars, he survived different assaults, however the latest assault proved lethal.
West Yorkshire Police confirmed he misplaced his life after being “critically assaulted” and added: “Detectives have charged two males with homicide after the demise of a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on Saturday.
“Ian Watkins, 48, was pronounced useless after being critically assaulted at HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning(11 October).
“Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, each of HMP Wakefield have each been charged with homicide.”
