Sara Sharif’s father has ‘throat slashed with tuna tin’ by HMP Belmarsh inmates
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Urfan Sharif was jailed for life in December for years of horrific ‘torture’ that only ended with Sara’s murder. Sara Sharif’s father had his neck and face cut in prison as he begins a life sentence for her murder, according to reports. The child killer, 43, is not believed to have needed hospital treatment.
![[Sara Sharif suffered more than 25 broken bones, iron burns, scalding marks and human bites during a campaign of abuse spanning at least two years before her murder]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/12/4bf82a27217520323e9fa3cc37277726Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0NzgxODky-2.78456475.jpg)
Sources told The Sun: “Urfan was sliced up badly in his cell by two others who rushed in. It was planned and they used a makeshift weapon — made from the lid of a tin of tuna. “He was sliced in the neck and face, and is still in healthcare and in a very bad way.
![[Sara Sharif at school]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/19/13/4ad59c20ea8405e9a2af1926354954cbY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0Njk4MTYz-2.78456480.jpg)
“He was lucky to survive, has had to have stitches and will have scars as a permanent reminder of the attack. The guards tried to keep him safe because he obviously had a target on his back after the case was such big news. “Sharif has tried to keep his head down since coming into the jail, but word quickly got round about who he was.”.
![[Sara’s father Urfan Sharif (left) and stepmother Beinash Batool were jailed for her murder (Surrey Police/PA)]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/17/15/0d2f4d0a0a6fdeb0bafaf0cba3ca03c5Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0NTMxNDcx-2.78198953.jpg)
A Prison Service spokesperson said: “Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on January 1. “It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate.”. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers are probing “an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at Belmarsh”, adding that “the 43-year-old suffered non life-threatening injuries”.
![[Sara Sharif was murdered at home by her father and stepmother]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/20/12/52612a00c245fdf1fc4105ebfa431884Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0NzgxNTc3-2.78510471.jpg)
