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.

A murder investigation is underway following the arrests of Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, West Yorkshire Police said in a statement .

Appearing separately during consecutive hearings at the court, both Dodsworth and Gedel spoke only to confirm their names and dates of birth, BBC News reported .

In 2013, Watkins pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including trying to rape a baby, sexual

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