Urfan Sharif, who was convicted of murdering his daughter Sara, is said to have been assaulted in HMP Belmarsh on New Year’s Day.
Sara Sharif’s killer father ‘attacked in prison’
Surrey PolicePolice are investigating after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the 10-year-old’s murder.
Urfan Sharif is said to have been attacked at Belmarsh Prison on New Year’s Day by two other inmates in a cell, the Sun newspaper reported.
Sharif reportedly suffered cuts to his neck and face, and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison.
Sharif, 43, and Sara’s stepmother were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the Old Bailey last month of killing Sara at their home in Woking, Surrey.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.
“It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate.”
Belmarsh is a Category A jail in south-east London housing some of the UK’s most dangerous prisoners.
According to the Sun, Sharif was assaulted with a makeshift weapon.
BBC News has approached the Metropolitan Police for a statement.
A spokesman quoted in the Sun said the inmate “suffered non life-threatening injuries”.
Surrey PoliceSara was hooded, burned and beaten during a “campaign of torture” that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in August 2023.
Urfan Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for murder, while his wife Beinash Batool, 30, received a minimum of 33 years.
Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for causing or allowing her death.
The three fled to Islamabad, Pakistan, with Sara’s five siblings, the day before her body was found, prompting an international manhunt.
They hid out there for four weeks before returning to the UK, where they were arrested.