Sara Sharif’s father has had his throat “sliced” with a jagged tuna tin lid by a pair of inmates at London’s notorious prison HMP Belmarsh.
Urfan Sharif, 43, was branded an “executioner” late last month when he was jailed for the horrific murder of the 10-year-old girl after years of abuse.
Sharif, who was handed a life sentence behind bars for a minimum of 40 years, was reportedly attacked by two fellow inmates on New Year’s Day for murdering his daughter, according to The Sun.
Insiders told the newspaper that the pair were outraged by his abuse of Sara – and the 43-year-old was fortunate to survive the attack.
Urfan Sharif will be left with a ‘permanent reminder of the attack’
HANDOUT
One source reportedly said: “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.
“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.
MORE FROM CRIME-RIDDEN LONDON:
Urfan Sharif was attacked by two fellow inmates on New Year’s Day for murdering his daughter
REUTERS
“Something like this was always on the cards, and an attack was probably only a matter of time.”
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers were investigating “an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at Belmarsh”.
He added: “The 43-year-old suffered non life-threatening injuries.”
Sara Sharif died on August 8, 2023, in Woking, Surrey. Her body was found two days later with dozens of injuries.
Sara Sharif died on August 8, 2023 in Woking, Surrey
SURREY POLICE
The Old Bailey previously heard the girl had been burned and beaten during a more than two-year-long campaign of abuse.
After Urfan Sharif was found guilty, Libby Clark from the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Sara was a happy, outgoing and lively child described as always laughing, who was cruelly abused and murdered by those closest to her.
“None of us can imagine how appalling and brutal Sara’s treatment was in the last few weeks of her short life. The injuries inflicted on her were absolutely horrendous.
“After Sara died, instead of calling 999, the three defendants [Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik] immediately made plans to flee the country, thinking only of themselves and not telling police Sara was dead until they had safely landed in Pakistan.”
