15th November Three prisoners have denied murdering child killer Kyle Bevan, who was found dead in his cell at HMP Wakefield. Bevan, aged 33, was serving a minimum sentence of 28 years after being convicted of murdering his partner’s two-year-old daughter, Lola James, in Haverfordwest in 2020. The defendants, Lee Newell, 56, and a second […]
A prisoner is due to appear in court charged with the murder of a fellow inmate who was serving a life sentence. Nathaniel Reece, who is accused of the murder of John Mansfield at HMP Whitemoor, near March, has been remanded to appear at a court hearing. John Mansfield, who was 63, was jailed for […]
A prisoner’s death at the hands of a table leg-wielding cellmate who was a “known racist” could have been prevented, jurors at an inquest have found. Sundeep Ghuman, a convicted arsonist, was beaten to death by Stevie Hilden after the two were assigned to the same cell at HMP Belmarsh in February 2020. Hilden, 36, […]
13th November 2025 An inmate has pleaded not guilty to murdering former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins in Wakefield Prison. Samuel Dodsworth, 43, appeared by video link at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday 12th November) for a hearing which also involved his co-accused, Rashid Gedel, 25, who was referred to as Rico Gedel during the proceedings. […]
The former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins died from a stab wound to the neck, an inquest has heard. Watkins, 48, died after an alleged attack at HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences. On Friday, an inquest into Watkins’ death was opened and adjourned at Wakefield coroner’s court. […]
Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with the death of singer Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield. The former Lostprophets frontman, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences, died after being attacked at the high-security jail on 11 October. West Yorkshire Police said the men, […]
A convicted murderer who told a judge he would happily die in prison, has now died. An investigation has opened into the death of 80-year-old Brian Wade after he died in prison, documents show. Wade was recently handed a third life sentence in June this year at Bournemouth Crown Court after slitting another inmate’s throat […]
A former corrections officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for his role in the death of a Black inmate whose beating by a group of guards at an upstate New York prison was captured on bodycam videos. Christopher Walrath was one of six guards charged with murder in the death of Robert […]
A homophobic killer who murdered a man for allegedly making a pass at him has now been jailed again – for throttling his cellmate. Vitalie Tanga, 41, was given a life sentence last year for the ‘senseless’ killing of Alfred Mattox, who was gay, after beating him to death in his own home in 2021. […]
A serial sex attacker has been convicted of rape and murder in what is believed to be the longest running cold case in UK history. Ryland Headley, 92, is thought to be the oldest person to be convicted of murder in the country, after he was found guilty of killing Louisa Dunne in 1967. Headley […]
A convicted murderer accused of trying to stab infamous child killer Roy Whiting to death in HMP Wakefield is on course to stand trial next month. Andrew Light is charged with the attempted murder of Whiting with a makeshift knife in February last year. Light was not present at Leeds Crown Court this afternoon for […]
A prisoner awaiting trial for attempted murder has been jailed for life for a “vicious” attack on a fellow inmate. Andrew Thorpe, 38, was told Jonathon Thornton had made racist remarks while they were both detained at HMP Nottingham in June 2024. Thorpe followed Mr Thornton around the prison and lured him into the showers […]