"Detectives investigating the murder of Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield on Saturday 11 October have made two further arrests. Two men aged 23 and 39 have been arrested from HMP Wakefield on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. They are both in police custody and will be interviewed over the course of today, they will then be bailed and returned to prison while enquiries continue. Last week two men were charged with murder in relation to the incident, they are on remand awaiting trial."
"Extensive enquiries remain ongoing in relation to the murder of Ian Watkins and these arrests form part of that. Ian Watkins' family are being updated as the investigation progresses. However, we do not anticipate any immediate developments at this stage."
"[Watkins] was targeted by another inmate who shanked him in the neck. Guards were nearby and raced to the scene pretty quickly - but there was nothing they could do, and they could not save him. It was a horrific scene."
Two men, aged 23 and 39, were arrested at HMP Wakefield on suspicion of conspiracy to murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of Ian Watkins on October 11. The suspects will be interviewed, bailed, and returned to prison while enquiries continue. Two other men, Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have been charged with murder and remain on remand awaiting trial. Detective Chief Inspector James Entwistle said extensive enquiries are ongoing and Watkins' family are being updated, with no immediate developments anticipated. Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offenses when his throat was slashed.
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