Police issue update on paedophile singer Ian Watkins after prison attack

Police have issued an update after paedophile rock star Ian Watkins was stabbed at HMP Wakefield. His injuries are understood to not be life-threatening.

The former Lostprophets frontman was taken to hospital after being attacked at the jail in West Yorkshire, according to police. Prison staff notified emergency services of an assault on a prisoner on the afternoon of Saturday, August 5. A spokesperson for the West Yorkshire force said: “He was taken to hospital where his injuries are not understood to be life-threatening.”They also confirmed that enquiries into the incident are ongoing. A report from a Mirror source said the 46-year-old was taken hostage by three other inmates on Saturday morning.

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