Overview

• Police said Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have been charged and are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Monday.
• Officers were called to HMP Wakefield at 9:39 a.m. on Saturday to reports of an assault, and Watkins was pronounced dead at the scene.
• Detectives from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are leading the murder investigation, with inquiries continuing.
• The Prison Service confirmed an incident at the Category A facility and said it would not comment further while police investigate.
• Multiple outlets report a knife was used and note Watkins was previously taken hostage and injured in 2023, but police have not confirmed the specifics of Saturday’s attack.