ENGLAND, UK — Two fellow inmates have been charged with murder after former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins died in a United Kingdom prison Saturday, according to West Yorkshire Police .

Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year prison sentence at HMP Wakefield in England. His sentence began in 2013 when he pleaded guilty to 13 child sex offences, according to .

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, both appeared in court during separate brief hearings and are scheduled for an appearance at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday, according to British media outlets .

Police responded to the HMP Wakefield prison about a "serious assault on a prisoner" around 9:39 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities pronounced Watkins dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing and no motive is known at this ti

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