BREAKING: Three men have been charged with the murder of convicted child killer Kyle Bevan, who was found dead in his cell with his throat injuries.
Mark Fellows, 45, Lee Newell, 56, and David Taylor, 63, are accused of killing 33-year-old Bevan, who was serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his two-year-old stepdaughter, Lola James, in 2020.Police were called to the West Yorkshire prison at around 8.25am on Wednesday, 5 November, after Bevan was discovered dead in his cell. He was reportedly found with head and throat injuries, and sources told The Daily Mail he may have been attacked hours earlier.The trio have been remanded in custody and were due to appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court on Friday.A Prison Service spokesperson confirmed Bevan’s death, saying:> “HMP Wakefield prisoner Kyle Bevan’s death was confirmed on 5 November. We are unable to comment further while the police investigate.”Bevan was jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years in April 2023, after inflicting 101 injuries on young Lola in what prosecutors described as a “frenzied” and “sadistic” attack at the family’s home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.Lola’s mother, Sinead James, 30, was sentenced to six years in prison for causing or allowing the death of a child.Bevan’s death comes just weeks after the killing of Ian Watkins, the disgraced former Lostprophets singer, who was fatally attacked by inmates inside the same prison.West Yorkshire Police confirmed a murder investigation is under way.