An investigation has been launched after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly attacked in prison, weeks after being jailed for her murder. Urfan Sharif was apparently assaulted by two other inmates in a cell at Belmarsh Prison on New Year’s Day. The 43-year-old is said to have received cuts to his neck and face, and was given medical treatment at the prison. Sharif and his wife were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the Old Bailey last month of killing the 10-year-old at their home in Woking in August 2023.
A spokesperson for the Prison Service stated that “police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January,” adding that it would be inappropriate to comment further “while they investigate”. Belmarsh, a Category A facility, houses some of the UK’s most dangerous prisoners. It is understood that Sharif was attacked using a makeshift weapon. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson declined to comment.
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