Overview
- West Yorkshire Police arrested two men, aged 23 and 39, at HMP Wakefield on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and said they will be interviewed before being bailed back to prison.
- Detectives named the investigation leads as the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, which said extensive enquiries continue and that Watkins’ family is being kept updated.
- Two inmates, Rashid (Rico) Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were previously charged with murder and remain on remand after an initial court appearance.
- Watkins, 48, was found fatally injured at HMP Wakefield on October 11 while serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Leeds Crown Court has set a plea and trial preparation hearing for November 12 and a provisional trial date for May 5, 2026, with the inquest scheduled to open at Wakefield Coroner’s Court on October 24.