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Michael Howie

Pictured: Two men charged with murder of paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Rashid Gedel, 25, (L) and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have been charged with the murder of former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins - (PA)

Two men have been charged with murdering paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins.

The disgraced frontman was fatally injured in an incident at Wakefield Prison just after 9.30am on Saturday.

Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have both been charged with murder and appeared before Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday.

Watkins was jailed in 2013 for a string of child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

Ian Watkins (South Wales Police/PA) (PA Media)

Dodsworth and Gedel were produced separately at court, with both only speaking to confirm their names and dates of birth during the brief hearings.

District Judge Anthony Dunne said Dodsworth's solicitor had filled in a form for the court saying that details set out in his interview summarised his case.

A form for Gedel, who appeared second, said there would be no indication of any admissions or plea at this stage.

District Judge Dunne remanded both men in custody until their next appearance at Leeds Crown Court on Tuesday.

He told Dodsworth, who appeared before him first: "The charge against you means this case has to be sent to the crown court as soon as possible."

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