Ian Watkins’ ex-girlfriend has mentioned she’s ‘stunned he wasn’t killed sooner’.

The disgraced Lostprophets singer, 48, has died after being stabbed to dying in his jail cell.

He was serving a 35-year sentence after being convicted of 13 youngster sexual offences in 2013, with costs together with conspiring to rape an 11-month-old child and three counts of sexual assault involving kids.

His ex-girlfriend, Joanne Mjadzelics, who helped expose the paedophile, has now spoken of her ‘aid’ over his dying.

Mjadzelics informed the Each day Mail: ‘This can be a large shock, however I’m stunned it didn’t occur sooner. I used to be all the time ready for this telephone name.

‘He was strolling round with a goal on his again from the primary day he entered the jail.

‘I’ve all the time been fearful of him getting out and monitoring me down or one thing, so it is a aid.

‘I needed him lifeless for a very long time after every thing he did. I’m relieved, I really feel like a weight has been lifted from my head.

‘That is the second time somebody has slashed his throat. I anticipated it to have occurred earlier. He’s been in there for nearly 13 years.’

Mjadzelics added that the households of Watkins’ victims will probably be ‘rejoicing’ over the information of his dying.

‘He’s gone and they are going to be simply as relieved as I’m. Perhaps now a brand new a part of my life will start.

‘The person I fell in love with by no means existed. He manipulated me and that man who died at this time in jail was a stranger to me. I by no means liked him, he simply placed on a personality.’

Two males, aged 25 and 43, had been arrested on Saturday on suspicion of his homicide.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman mentioned: ‘Detectives have launched a homicide investigation after the dying of a person in HMP Wakefield.

‘Officers had been referred to as by workers on the jail at 9.39am this morning to studies of a severe assault on a prisoner.

‘A person aged 48 was discovered with severe accidents. Regardless of medical consideration he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

‘Two males aged 25 and 43 have been arrested on suspicion of homicide and are presently in police custody.

‘Detectives from the Murder and Main Enquiry Crew are investigating and enquiries stay ongoing.’

Watkins was jailed for 29 years in December 2013 with an additional six years on licence, after admitting a string of intercourse offences – together with the tried rape of a fan’s child.

In 2014 Watkins was informed he couldn’t attraction in opposition to the size of his jail time period.

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