A prisoner accused of murdering paedophile Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins told him to have a ‘good night sleep’ in chilling new CCTV footage, a court heard.
The disgraced singer was stabbed to death on October 11 last year in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for child sexual offences.
Leeds Crown Court heard statements from prison officers who described alleged murderer Rico Gedel, 25, as ‘smug’ and ‘smirking’ after the incident.
Footage shows the moment he is being led away by officers as he shouts: ‘Have a good night sleep Watkins lad.’
Adam Laycock said he had been involved in moving Gedel from A wing to B wing the day before Watkins was killed.
Mr Laycock’s statement, read to jurors by prosecutor Chris Rose, said: ‘(Gedel) didn’t want to move wings. He had mentioned a number of times that if he was moved he would do something.
‘Often this is the kind of threat prisoners make and often they do nothing to carry it out.
‘I knew Gedel would rather go to segregation than be moved to somewhere he didn’t want to be.’
Mr Laycock said he rushed to B wing on the day of Watkins’ death after hearing a ‘code red’ called, and saw Gedel being escorted by officers.
‘I noticed Gedel was looking somewhat smug, and seemed to have a smirk on his face,’ his statement read.
Another prison officer from A wing, Justin Barrett, said he saw Gedel being restrained after the ‘code red’.
He said: ‘I wasn’t shocked to see it was him. He had not been happy about the move from A to B wing. I heard him say he would do something to get moved to segregation.’
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