Sara Sharif’s father Urfan Sharif, who was convicted last month for the murder of the 10-year-old, was attacked at Belmarsh Prison on Thursday, Sky News reported. Urfan reportedly sustained “cuts to his face and body,” which required stitches. He received medical aid within the prison for his injuries.
“Police are investigating an incident involving the assault of a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January,” a spokesperson for the Prison Service said. However, the spokesperson failed to provide further details about the incident, deeming it “inappropriate.”
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Separately, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said officers are probing “an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at Belmarsh”. He said that the injuries Urfan suffered were not life-threatening.
Sara’s stepmother, Beinash Batool, and Urfan were given life imprisonment last month for inflicting years of “horrific torture” that led to Sara’s death.
The court was told that Sara endured “unbearable suffering, anxiety, and fear” as she was repeatedly subjected to beatings, burns, bites and physical restraint at her home.
Urfan received a minimum sentence of 40 years, while Batool was given 33 years. Authorities also convicted Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, of causing or permitting her death. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
In a televised sentencing, Justice Cavanagh said Sara’s death “was the culmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as torture”, mainly at the hands of Sharif.
He told Sharif: “You treated her in such a way because you considered it your right to impose harsh discipline on her. Sara was a brave, feisty and spirited child. She was not as submissive as you wanted her to be. She stood up to you.”
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