One in all two inmates accused of murdering former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield refused to attend his first Crown Courtroom look on video hyperlink from the jail.
Rashid Gedel, 25, who was known as Rico Gedel through the listening to, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, are charged with homicide over the alleged assault on Saturday morning.
Emergency companies have been despatched to the jail in West Yorkshire however disgraced rock star Watkins who was serving a 29-year sentence for youngster intercourse offences, was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Watkins, who pleaded responsible of his crimes in 2013, died from blood loss after his throat was stated to be slashed.
Police and medics rushed to the scene however the 48-year-old couldn’t be saved.
On Tuesday each males have been on account of make their first look earlier than a Crown Courtroom decide.
Dodsworth appeared through video hyperlink from HMP Wakefield, however Leeds Crown Courtroom heard Gedel had refused to attend remotely.
Prosecutor Tom Storey KC stated: ‘The rationale for Rico Gedel’s non-appearance this morning is alleged to be a refusal on his half to attend on the hyperlink. It seems he needed to attend in particular person.’
No bail purposes have been made through the listening to and each males have been remanded in custody till their subsequent look on the identical courtroom for a plea and trial preparation listening to on November 12.
Decide Man Kearl, the Recorder of Leeds, set a provisional date of Could 5 for the trial, which is anticipated to take two to 3 weeks.
The disgraced singer was serving a 35-year sentence in Wakefield Jail after being convicted of 13 youngster intercourse offences in 2013, together with three counts of sexual assault involving kids and for conspiring to rape a fan’s 11-month-old child.
In a press release on Saturday after his dying, police stated: ‘Detectives have charged two males with homicide after the dying of a prisoner at HMP Wakefield on Saturday.
‘Ian Watkins aged 48 was pronounced lifeless after being significantly assaulted at HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning (11 October).
‘Rashid Gedel aged 25 who self defines as some other black background and Samuel Dodsworth aged 43 who self defines as white British each of HMP Wakefield have each been charged with homicide.’
A supply beforehand instructed The Solar that Watkins was killed in ‘probably the most brutal approach attainable, even for jail requirements’.
They continued: ‘He was focused by one other inmate who shanked him within the neck.
‘Guards have been close by and raced to the scene fairly shortly – however there was nothing they might do, they usually couldn’t save him.’
Watkins was ‘airlifted to hospital’ because the jail, additionally recognized by its nickname of ‘Monster Mansion’, was ‘locked down’.
The previous Lostprophets singer, who fashioned the band in 1997 alongside Lee Gaze, was left ‘combating for his life’ after a knife assault in 2023, a decade into his sentence.
Police weren’t conscious of the depths of Watkins’ depravity after they raided his Pontypridd residence in September 2012 for medicine, however after his pc, cellphones and storage gadgets have been seized, his crimes have been unearthed and he was charged.
Throughout his 15 years as lead singer of Lostprophets, Watkin used his standing to prey on followers, with two moms providing up their infants to be abused.
His two co-defendants obtained sentences of 14 and 17 years, with information coming this morning considered one of these moms is making a recent bid for freedom.
In courtroom on the time of his sentencing, the ex-musician was described as ‘a decided and dedicated paedophile’, and Lord Justice Christopher Pitchford stated his acts have been ‘surprising’.
In 2014, Watkins was refused the precise to enchantment in opposition to his 35-year sentence. Legal professionals for Watkins claimed he ought to have his jail time period reduce as a result of his last-minute responsible plea spared a jury from having to look at his home-made youngster pornography.
Among the many disturbing movies on account of be proven at his trial included his tried rape of a child and a webcam chat during which he instructed a crazed fan to abuse her youngster.
Lord Justice Pitchford stated on the refusal: ‘These have been offences in opposition to toddler kids of such surprising depravity {that a} very prolonged sentence of imprisonment was demanded.
‘It’s not demonstrated the entire sentence of 29 years along with the prolonged licence interval was arguably manifestly extreme. Accordingly, the applying in his case is refused.’
Watkins’ Lostprophets co-founder Lee Gaze lately spoke out within the wake of his dying, responding to followers on social media.
After Watkins’ responsible plea in December 2013, Gaze, speaking of the band’s horror-stricken response, stated: ‘There was two units of it [shock] as a result of there have been the accusations – which was one factor.
‘After which there was the precise, “Yeah I did do it” which was a 12 months later. He dragged that out for a 12 months, so we received hit by it twice.’
He added: ‘How might you already know? How would you already know?
‘Who would disclose such a factor to 5 individuals, who between them have eight kids? You simply wouldn’t as a result of they might be killed on the spot.’
The unique model of this text was revealed on October 13.
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