The jury in the trial of two inmates accused of killing paedophile Ian Watkins in prison has been discharged.

The former Lostprophets frontman was stabbed to death with a makeshift knife in his cell at high-security HMP Wakefield on 11 October last year.

Serving prisoners Rico Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 44, denied murdering Watkins and possessing a knife in prison. Both are due to be re-tried.

Watkins, who was 48 and from Pontypridd, was jailed for 29 years in December 2013 after admitting a string of sex offences, including the attempted rape of a fan's baby.

Addressing the jury at Leeds Crown Court on Friday, Mr Justice Hilliard said: "Very reluctantly, I'm going to discharge you and the case will have to be re-tried.

"That's disappointing for you and for everyone."

During their trial, the court heard Gedel had gone into Watkins' cell at about 09:20 BST, less than 20 minutes after it was unlocked for the morning.

Once inside he stabbed him in the head and neck with a knife fashioned from a blade stuck to a piece of plastic cutlery with large amounts of tape.

After leaving the cell Gedel was seen on CCTV passing the weapon to Dodsworth, who wrapped it in tissue and put it in a bin.

Prosecutors had said Gedel and Dodsworth were both guilty of murder because Dodsworth "knew the attack was going to happen" and assisted Gedel by disposing of the knife.

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