Overview
- Rashid (Rico) Gedel, 25, pleaded not guilty to murdering Ian Watkins and to possessing a makeshift knife in prison.
- Gedel appeared in person after previously refusing to attend hearings via video link.
- Co-defendant Samuel Dodsworth, 43, denied the murder charge at a November hearing held by video link.
- Both men are charged over an alleged October 11 attack at HMP Wakefield during which Watkins died while serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.
- Their joint trial is scheduled to begin on May 5, 2026.