Jury discharged at trial of men accused of murdering child abuser Ian Watkins
Summary
The jury was discharged in the trial of two prisoners accused of killing Ian Watkins, a jailed singer convicted of child sexual offenses. The case will be retried, and the accused deny the charges of murder and having a knife in prison.Key Facts
- Ian Watkins was a singer serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offenses.
- Watkins was stabbed to death in his prison cell at HMP Wakefield.
- Rico Gedel, 25, was accused of stabbing Watkins; Samuel Dodsworth, 44, was accused of helping by disposing of the knife.
- Both men deny killing Watkins and having a knife in prison.
- The judge discharged the jury for legal reasons, and the case will be retried.
- Gedel said he hated being housed with sex offenders and chose Watkins because Watts was next to him in the prison wing.
- Prosecutors claim Dodsworth knew about the attack and helped by throwing away the knife.
- Dodsworth said he was only nearby and panicked after seeing Watkins injured.
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