đź”— Share this article Reason of Child Sex Offender Singer's Jail Demise Revealed Police Department The shamed rock star from Pontypridd was sentenced to 29 years in prison plus six years on extended licence Disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins passed away after being stabbed in the neck in an reported prison incident, an investigation has learned. Watkins, 48, succumbed on 11 October after being assaulted at HMP Wakefield, where he had been serving a 29-year jail sentence for child sex offences including the attempted rape of a infant. The hearing, opened earlier at Wakefield Coroner's Court, was postponed pending the completion of an related murder case. Two men have been accused with murder in connection to Watkins' death while two other suspects, aged 23 and 39, detained earlier this week on suspicion of plot to murder were sent back to prison as investigations continued. Coroner Findings Medical Examiner Oliver Longstaff said Watkins, who was referred to by his full name of Ian David Karslake Watkins during the brief proceeding, had been declared deceased at the West Yorkshire jail by an on-call doctor and was formally recognized by a prison officer. Mr Longstaff said emergency services were summoned to the jail "following a report he had been stabbed in the throat". The examiner said a post-mortem report gave the reason of death as an wound to the neck. 'Depths of Depravity' In 2013 at Cardiff Crown Court, Watkins refuted rape but admitted the sexual assault and sexual assault of a child under 13. He pleaded guilty to 13 crimes, including plotting to rape a child, three counts of abuse involving children, seven involving taking, making or possessing indecent images of children and one of having an shocking image involving a sex act on an creature. Legal authorities had portrayed him as a man corrupted by celebrity, substances, and influence who had perpetrated crimes "beyond imagination." Mr Justice Royce said the case had broken "new ground" and "descended into new levels of wickedness". Watkins was also attacked in prison in 2023. After that incident, he was taken to hospital with injuries which were not life-threatening. Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, appeared in court last week accused with his murder, but were not asked to enter responses. Who Was Ian Watkins? Media Archives Watkins appearing in London in 2012 Watkins was once one of Wales' most recognisable musicians - the frontman of the rock band Lostprophets. The band started in Pontypridd in 1997, and sold millions of albums around the world. They produced five studio albums, one of which achieved number one in the UK. The group also had some success in the US, with their second and third albums reaching the popular charts. They separated immediately after Watkins was convicted in 2013. His former bandmates spoke publicly about their surprise and revulsion. Bassist Stuart Richardson said in 2014: "Even though I was completely done with him, I wished it was all a error, he was not guilty, he had to be. "The first time, we knew the band was finished. You can't go back from that." The remaining members and American singer Geoff Rickly created a new band, No Devotion, shortly thereafter.