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Ian Watkins Dead

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Americano75 · 11/10/2025 17:25

Gosh, how sad. (100% sarcastic)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/ian-watkins-dead-lostprophets-paedophile-36052854

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HotTiredDog · 11/10/2025 18:22

Good.

TealSwan · 11/10/2025 18:22

Best news I've heard today.

cheekybtch · 11/10/2025 18:22

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 11/10/2025 18:09

I loved Lost Prophets. Obviously can't listen to them anymore. Worst of the worst. Good riddance.

I know how you feel. I wonder if I can listen to them now knowing that even though it's him singing, I know he's dead at least so that's some comfort to us all.

cheekybtch · 11/10/2025 18:21

What took them so long?!

IDontHateRainbows · 11/10/2025 18:20

CameForAVacationStayedForTheRevolution · 11/10/2025 18:18

Agree it would be like listening to Gary Glitter!

I feel uncomfortable listening to Michael Jackson. Shame as he had some solid tunes but they don't sound the same after watching leaving neverland.

AutumnWreath · 11/10/2025 18:20

Bagsintheboot · 11/10/2025 17:39

They bloody shouldn't be because if a prisoner can get hold of a weapon to do this then they can just as easily turn it on those same guards.

I won't be shedding a tear, but the fact a prisoner has managed to kill another when they shouldn't be able to access the right tools to do so isn't good news...

It was probably " home made " . I used to work in a prison , they make a reasonable weapon with a plastic toothbrush by melting the end to make a stabbing / jabbing device or breaking a safety razor and pushing the balde into a melted toothbrush .

KickHimInTheCrotch · 11/10/2025 18:19

Well I won't be mourning him but we are supposedly a civilised society and our prisons should not be a place where inmates can kill or harm each other so I dont quite understand the glee expressed here. I'm not "happy" that convicted gangsters are running our countries jails with sharpened toilet brushes and the like.

Thingyfanding1 · 11/10/2025 18:18

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 11/10/2025 18:17

I strongly strongly advise no one - especially a mother of young children - reads into the details of the case against him. I cannot ever remove that from my head and stopped after the first page.

I won’t now - thank you for the warning.

HurdyGurdy19 · 11/10/2025 18:18

I hope it was a prolonged, terrifying and painful death. Deserved every horrible moment.

CameForAVacationStayedForTheRevolution · 11/10/2025 18:18

DramaLlamacchiato · 11/10/2025 17:41

wtf?

how can you bear to hear his voice knowing what he did?!

Agree it would be like listening to Gary Glitter!

TeaForTheTillermanSteakForTheSun · 11/10/2025 18:18

With all of the shit and horrible news in the world, its so nice to have some good news for once.

My thoughts are with his victims.

Puppycrate · 11/10/2025 18:18

shhblackbag · 11/10/2025 18:09

29 years was nothing for what he did. I hope he died in agony. Utter scum.

Thank goodness he is gone as the thought of someone so dangerous being let out at some point is terrifying he would have been a massive danger to the public.

paulhollywoodshairgel · 11/10/2025 18:17

Apparently it was shanked in the jugular. I hope it hurt. I read that he had a trio of ‘girlfriends’ that visited him regularly. How is that even allowed?

Notmycircusnotmyotter · 11/10/2025 18:17

I strongly strongly advise no one - especially a mother of young children - reads into the details of the case against him. I cannot ever remove that from my head and stopped after the first page.

Livpool · 11/10/2025 18:16

I hope he was fucking terrified and died in agony. Will have a drink to celebrate later

ChamelalaBingBong · 11/10/2025 18:16

Americano75 · 11/10/2025 17:25

Why is it sad?

Edited to add, having now rtft, the sarcasm escaped me! Oops, sorry!

neverbeenskiing · 11/10/2025 18:16

I am not in the slightest bit sorry that the cunt is dead. But I won't "celebrate" anyone's death, nor will I be celebrating the fact that offenders are still managing to make and conceal deadly weapons in our highest category prisons which makes everyone there, including staff and visitors, unsafe.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 11/10/2025 18:15

AInightingale · 11/10/2025 17:58

If you're glad this happened to Ian Watkins, are you also in favour of capital punishment? Because you really can't be of the 'hope they turned a blind eye' brigade and also oppose the death penalty, can you? Or is murdering a monster okay if a prisoner did it? I'm also reminded of David Blunkett's comments about cracking open the champagne when Shipman killed himself. We should just be honest and say that none of these bastards deserve to live.

In cases where there is absolutely no doubt, yes, I'd favour capital punishment. The problem is those are few and far between.

Algen · 11/10/2025 18:15

I hope for the safety of the prison guards that they figure out how an inmate got hold of something that could be used for murder, but I’m certainly not sad that this evil bastard is dead.

OneTrackMindToday · 11/10/2025 18:13

HansHolbein · 11/10/2025 17:29

The court sentencing remarks were one of the worst things I ever read. Horrendous man. Good riddance.

Yep, I used to love lost prophets so made the mistake of reading about it and I will never forget what that monster did. Good fucking riddance.

BMW6 · 11/10/2025 18:12

Yay! So happy the fucker is dead. I sooo hope he was afraid.

ToraMama · 11/10/2025 18:12

I have a very strong stomach for this sort of thing due to the nature of my work, but I cried reading the court transcripts of his trial. Truly truly evil. I am very very glad he is dead and I hope he suffered greatly and was as terrified as the baby boy he raped.

Lollipop81 · 11/10/2025 18:12

Should be the punishment for all peados we are far too soft on them. Makes me sick.

bollockyness · 11/10/2025 18:12

DrowningInSyrup · 11/10/2025 17:40

How could you bear to hear his voice? I can't imagine having the voice of a disgusting paedophile piped into my car.

100% this.

Best news I've heard all year

LizzyEm · 11/10/2025 18:11

AInightingale · 11/10/2025 17:58

If you're glad this happened to Ian Watkins, are you also in favour of capital punishment? Because you really can't be of the 'hope they turned a blind eye' brigade and also oppose the death penalty, can you? Or is murdering a monster okay if a prisoner did it? I'm also reminded of David Blunkett's comments about cracking open the champagne when Shipman killed himself. We should just be honest and say that none of these bastards deserve to live.

Yes I am in favour of capital punishment when there's no doubt whatsoever and yes, these bastard baby rapists do deserve to die.

Do you think they don't? 🤔