Three prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell at HMP Wakefield

Bevan was found dead in his cell by prison guards on Wednesday morning.

The 33-year-old was jailed for life for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter, Lola James, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 2020.

The three men have been remanded into custody and are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court this morning.

Lola James’ injuries were so severe they were likened by doctors to a high-speed car crash, with 101 scratches and bruises on her tiny body and evidence of weapons being used.

The girl’s death came months after Bevan, a prolific drug user, moved into the home within days of connecting with Lola’s mother, Sinead James, on Facebook.

Bevan, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, had denied murdering Lola but was convicted in 2023.

A Prison Service spokesperson said previously: "HMP Wakefield prisoner Kyle Bevan’s death was confirmed on November 5.

"We are unable to comment further while the police investigate."

Bevan was ordered to serve at least 28 years in jail.

Sinead James, Lola's mother, was sentenced to six years for causing or allowing her daughter's death at her home.

It comes less than a month after paedophile Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at the same prison.

Watkins, 48, died from a stab wound to the neck at the prison, an inquest opening heard.

Inmates Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have been charged with murdering him.

Two more men from the prison have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.

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