Joanne Mjadzelics, the ex-girlfriend who helped expose Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins’ crimes, said she felt relief at news he was killed in a UK prison. Watkins, 48, had his throat slashed with a shank Saturday as he left his cell; authorities apprehended his suspected killer and another person. Mjadzelics said she long feared he’d seek revenge after his 2013 conviction and 29-year sentence. She described him as manipulative and “a stranger,” noting police previously found child porn and bestiality, and recalling a 2023 hostage beating over a $1,200 drug debt.

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