Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer)

pWotD Episode 3085: Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer) Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today. With 936,085 views on Sunday, 12 October 2025 our article of the day is Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer). Ian David Karslake Watkins (30 July 1977 – 11 October 2025) was a Welsh singer and child sex offender. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets from 1997 to 2012. Watkins was sentenced to 29 years' imprisonment in 2013 for multiple sexual offences. He pleaded guilty to sexual assault of children, including those as young as infants, and the possession of child and animal sexual abuse material. His bandmates disbanded Lostprophets shortly before his trial. Watkins died after being attacked while imprisoned at HM Prison Wakefield on 11 October 2025. West Yorkshire Police arrested two men on suspicion of murder. This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 03:36 UTC on Monday, 13 October 2025. For the full current version of the article, see Ian Watkins (Lostprophets singer) on Wikipedia . This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes. Follow us on Mastodon at @[email protected] . Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner , a current events podcast. Until next time, I'm standard Russell.