Sara Sharif’s dad ‘has neck sliced with jagged tuna tin lid as he’s ambushed in prison’
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Sarah Sharif’s murderous father has been attacked in prison, as two inmates slashed his throat with the lid of a tin can. It is understood Urfan Sharif, 43, was ambushed in his cell at tough HMP Belmarsh, South London, on New Year’s Day. The attack happened only weeks into Sharif’s life term with a minimum of 40 years for the murder of his 10-year-old daughter before he is eligible for parole.
Despite the brutal attack, Sharif suffered injuries which were described as “non life-threatening”. A source said: "He was lucky to survive, has had to have stitches and will have scars as a permanent reminder of the attack," they told the Sun. Sharif was jailed last month alongside Sara’s stepmum Beinash Batool, 30, and the girl’s uncle Faisal Malik, 29 . A post-mortem examination found Sara had suffered 25 fractures and 71 external injuries including bite marks and iron burns.
Sharif was found guilty of murder and jailed for a minimum of 40 years. Batool was handed a 33-year minimum term after also being found guilty of murder. Malik, who lived with the couple, was handed a 16-year jail term for causing or allowing the death of a child.
Sara's body was found by police in her bunk bed on August 10, 2023. A post mortem uncovered 25 fractures and 71 external injuries, including six human bite marks, and burns from a domestic iron. Last month, after the sentencing, Sara’s mother Olga said the trio should all “die in prison”. She said: “I still can’t believe what is going on, this situation. It’s not human to do this stuff to your own child. They should all get the same for what they were doing.”.
