The Man Charged With Killing Ian Watkins: The Dark Past of Rashid Gedel

When Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was stabbed to death inside HMP Wakefield in October 2025, one name quickly emerged: Rashid Gedel — already a convicted killer. In this episode, we uncover Gedel’s violent past, his involvement in the murder of Sven Badzak, and how he came to be charged with Watkins’ killing. This is the full story behind one of the UK’s most shocking prison murders.

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