Three serving male prisoners have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of child killer Kyle Bevan at HMP Wakefield.

Officers were called to the high security jail at 8.25am on Wednesday following reports a man had died in his cell.

The Prison Service confirmed his identity on Wednesday evening. Bevan’s death is currently being treated as suspicious.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Three men, who are all serving prisoners, have been arrested on suspicion of murder with enquiries continuing to establish the full circumstances of the death.”

The men are aged 45, 57 and 63.

A Prison Service spokesperson said: “We are unable to comment further while the police investigate.”

Bevan, 33, was serving a life sentence for the murder of his partner’s two-year-old daughter Lola James in July 2020.

The toddler died in hospital four days after sustaining more than 100 injuries at the family home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Bevan had denied harming Lola, claiming the family dog had pushed her down the stairs.

But Swansea Crown Court heard it was the culmination of several months of physical abuse.

Bevan was found guilty after a trial and was handed a minimum term of 28 years in April 2023.

Lola’s mother was jailed for six years after being convicted of causing or allowing her daughter’s death.

Bevan’s death comes less than a month after disgraced former Lostprophets frontman Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at the same prison.

Two men have been charged with murdering the 48-year-old, who was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences.

HMP Wakefield is a category A men’s prison, housing more than 600 inmates including several high-profile, high-risk offenders.

Following an unannounced visit in June, inspectors described it as a “prison under strain”.

Their report said: “Levels of violence had increased, and many prisoners did not feel safe.”

It added: “Many prisoners told us they felt unsafe, particularly older men convicted of sexual offences who increasingly shared the prison with a growing cohort of younger prisoners.

“Staff morale had suffered, and while training was planned to help officers manage this more complex population, there was currently no coherent strategy to reduce violence or bullying.”