Three men charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan in his cell at HMP Wakefield

Kyle Bevan, aged 33, was found dead in his cell on Wednesday morning (November 5). He was jailed for life for murdering his partner’s two-year-old daughter Lola James in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 2020.

Mark Fellows aged 45, Lee Newell aged 56 and David Taylor aged 63, all of whom identify as White British and were inmates at HMP Wakefield, have been charged with murder.

They’ve been remanded into custody and are due to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court this morning (Friday).

Bevan was set to spend at least 28 years behind bars for the savage killing after inflicting catastrophic head injuries on the toddler during a six-hour attack.

The news comes after a damning report revealing a rise in violent attacks at HMP Wakefield was published just weeks before Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins was murdered at the prison, dubbed “Monster Mansion”.

Inspectors arrived unannounced at HMP Wakefield in August and found that safety had deteriorated, a report from the Prisons Inspectorate revealed.

The report found that almost three quarters of prisoners said they felt unsafe during their time at the prison.

Violent incidents had increased by 62 per cent with a 72 per cent rise in serious assaults.

Safety at the prison has declined from being “reasonably good” in 2022 to “poor” in 2025, the report added.