Lostprophets Singer Was Stabbed in Prison with Sharpened Toilet Brush over Drug Debt

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Roughly a year ago, it was reported that disgraced Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was brutally stabbed in prison . Now, details of the incident have emerged, revealing that the convicted pedophile was stabbed with a sharpened toilet brush over a drug debt.

Watkins is currently in the midst of serving a 29-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to heinous crimes involving multiple counts of engaging in sex with minors, including the attempted sexual assault of a baby.

The original report of the August 2023 incident mentioned that Watkins was taken hostage by three other inmates at HMP Wakefield prison, and beaten and stabbed, leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

Now, according to an account in the new book Inside Wakefield Prison: Life Behind Bars in the Monster Mansion by Jonathan Levi and Emma French, as reported by The Mirror , it has been revealed that Watkins was stabbed over a £900 ($1,150) drug debt. The authors also discovered that Watkins has “spent thousands on protection” while in prison, as he is despised by his fellow inmates.

A passage from the book reads, “The recent stabbing was a reminder that he needs to pay. He took an amount of spice off a prisoner with a prison value of £150. Because it was Watkins, he was told he owed £900. He was high and refused to pay; therefore, he was stabbed in the side using a sharpened toilet brush.”

Another prisoner told the authors, “He is hated by many, but as HMP W is mixed, i.e. VPs and high-level gangsters, drug importers and organized crime, they just take money off him for his safety.”

Watkins has served more than 10 years of his prison sentence thus far and is eligible for parole in 2031, but incidents like hiding a phone in his anus back in 2019 have added more time to his sentence.

Lostprophets were best known for their No. 1 alternative rock single “Last Train Home.” The band ended upon Watkins’ arrest and conviction, with the other members going on to form the band No Devotion with Thursday singer Geoff Rickly.

Lostprophets Singer Was Stabbed in Prison with Sharpened Toilet Brush over Drug Debt
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