Warning: This article contains discussion of child abuse some readers may find distressing.
A Lostprophets fan has come forward to share the "sickening" request Ian Watkins allegedly made to her.
The disgraced frontman of the Welsh rock band was murdered on October 11 after a brutal attack at HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for multiple child sex offenses.
According to reports, he was fatally stabbed in the neck by a fellow inmate during a violent attack shortly after morning cells were unlocked. Despite emergency medical efforts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A sickening’ request
After his passing, a former fan named Hannah Brown revealed in an interview with The Sun that Watkins reached out to her on social media when she was 17.
The healthcare assistant explained that she had attempted to get the singer's attention on social media, and once she succeeded, he allegedly asked her to appear on webcam naked and to bring both herself and her baby daughter to meet him in person.
“He asked if me and my daughter could come and meet him – in my head I thought ‘no, I’m not doing that,'" she revealed. “He asked if my baby would be able to call him dad."
“He asked me if we could be used as sex slaves," she continued. “Not long after that he was arrested and then everything came out.”
The woman shared that her friend was with her when Watkins was sending her messages. "We thought about going to meet him when he asked, but we didn’t in the end...I’m just glad in that aspect, I had my wits about me that I didn’t go and meet him. I don’t know what would have happened," she added.
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Lee Gaze Reacts to His Bandmate's Death
Watkins' former bandmate, Lee Gaze, reacted to his death after a 2010 interview with the singer resurfaced on social media.
In the shocking interview, Watkins spoke about his “guilty pleasure.” One user speculated that the deceased musician's crimes “might’ve been an open secret within the band".
Gaze swiftly responded: “Watch what you say online, or be prepared to back it up. You’ve been warned.” In a separate post, he added: “Yeh, and that sick c*** obvs knew what he was saying. I can assure you had any of us known he’d never of made it as far as prison."
Fans have also turned their attention to a chilling final message posted on Watkins' X account the day before his 2012 arrest. The tweet, dated December 16, 2012, read: “Well......that escalated pretty quickly......I do apologise....”
Though the tweet’s context remains unclear, earlier posts suggested he had been commenting on a film, writing: “Turns out the 'Home n Away esque movie with really s**t CGI and worse acting' that's on TV right now is actually one of those Twilight films."
The account was controversially reactivated four years later to share SoundCloud music links. While prison officials claimed he had no access to a phone, Watkins was later caught with one in 2018 and received an additional 10-month sentence.
Watkins was serving a lengthy sentence at HM Prison Wakefield in West Yorkshire for 13 child sex offenses, including attempted rape of a baby, sexually assaulting a one-year-old, and possessing extreme pornographic material.
Police have confirmed two inmates - Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43 - have been charged with the 48-year-old's murder and are due in court.