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Sara Sharif's father, stepmother and uncle jailed for 40, 33 and 16 years respectively in her murder case [Post Updated #80]
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Sara Sharif's killer father 'attacked in prison'
Police are investigating after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the 10-year-old's murder.
Urfan Sharif is said to have been attacked at Belmarsh Prison on New Year's Day by two other inmates in a cell, the Sun newspaper reported.
Sharif reportedly suffered cuts to his neck and face, and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison.
Sharif, 43, and Sara's stepmother were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the Old Bailey last month of killing Sara at their home in Woking, Surrey.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.
"It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate."
Belmarsh is a Category A jail in south-east London housing some of the UK's most dangerous prisoners.
According to the Sun, Sharif was assaulted with a makeshift weapon.
A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.
"The victim, a 43-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening injuries."
Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a "campaign of torture" that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in August 2023.
Urfan Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for murder, while his wife Beinash Batool, 30, received a minimum of 33 years.
Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for causing or allowing her death.
The three fled to Islamabad, Pakistan, with Sara's five siblings, the day before her body was found, prompting an international manhunt.
They hid out there for four weeks before returning to the UK, where they were arrested.
BBC
Police are investigating after the father of Sara Sharif was reportedly assaulted in prison weeks after being jailed for the 10-year-old's murder.
Urfan Sharif is said to have been attacked at Belmarsh Prison on New Year's Day by two other inmates in a cell, the Sun newspaper reported.
Sharif reportedly suffered cuts to his neck and face, and it is understood he received medical treatment inside the prison.
Sharif, 43, and Sara's stepmother were sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted at the Old Bailey last month of killing Sara at their home in Woking, Surrey.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an assault on a prisoner at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.
"It would be inappropriate to comment further while they investigate."
Belmarsh is a Category A jail in south-east London housing some of the UK's most dangerous prisoners.
According to the Sun, Sharif was assaulted with a makeshift weapon.
A Met Police spokesperson said: "Police are investigating an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at HMP Belmarsh on 1 January.
"The victim, a 43-year-old man, suffered non-life threatening injuries."
Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during a "campaign of torture" that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in August 2023.
Urfan Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison for murder, while his wife Beinash Batool, 30, received a minimum of 33 years.
Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for causing or allowing her death.
The three fled to Islamabad, Pakistan, with Sara's five siblings, the day before her body was found, prompting an international manhunt.
They hid out there for four weeks before returning to the UK, where they were arrested.
BBC
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Judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to care of Sara Sharif can be named
Three judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif can be named next week, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Mr Justice Williams issued a ruling last year that the three judges involved in the historical family court cases related to the 10-year-old, as well as social workers and guardians could not be named, due to a "real risk" of harm from a "virtual lynch mob".
News organisations appealed against Mr Williams's decision over the court case related to 10-year-old Sara, who was murdered by her father and stepmother.
Sharif and Sara's stepmother, Beinash Batool, were jailed for life in December for years of horrific "torture" and "despicable" abuse that led to her murder.
Judges who oversaw family court proceedings related to care of Sara Sharif can be named
Mr Justice Williams ruled last year that three judges involved in historic court cases relating to Sara Sharif could not be named due to a "real risk" of harm from a "virtual lynch mob".
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Parents Of Murdered UK-Pakistani Girl Appeal Life Terms
A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture.
The trial of Urfan Sharif and his wife Beinash Batool caused waves of revulsion in the UK as the horrific abuse suffered by the 10-year-old girl was revealed in a London court.
There was anger too at how the bright, bubbly youngster had been failed by all the authorities supposed to be in charge of her care.
London's Old Bailey court heard that her body was found in her bed in August 2023 covered in bites and bruises with broken bones and burns inflicted by an electric iron and boiling water.
Passing sentence in December after the trial, judge John Cavanagh said Sara had been subjected to "acts of extreme cruelty" but that Sharif and Batool had not shown "a shred of remorse".
They had treated Sara as "worthless" and as "a skivvy", because she was a girl. And because she was not Batool's natural child, the stepmother had failed to protect her, he said.
"This poor child was battered with great force again and again."
- 'Most distressing case' -
Sara's father, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in prison while her stepmother, 30, was ordered to remain in jail for at least 33 years.
Both are now appealing their terms at the Royal Courts of Justice, along with Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who lived with the family and was sentenced to 16 years after being found guilty of causing or allowing her death.
The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby, is also appealing the sentence imposed on Urfan Sharif, maintaining it was "unduly lenient".
A post-mortem examination of Sara's body revealed she had 71 fresh injuries and at least 25 broken bones.
She had been beaten with a metal pole and cricket bat and "trussed up" with a "grotesque combination of parcel tape, a rope and a plastic bag" over her head.
A hole was cut in the bag so she could breathe and she was left to soil herself in nappies as she was prevented from using the bathroom.
Police called the case "one of the most difficult and distressing" that they had ever had to deal with.
The day after Sara died, the three adults fled their home in Woking, southwest of London, and flew to Pakistan with five other children.
Her father, a taxi-driver, left behind a handwritten note saying he had not meant to kill his daughter.
After a month on the run, the three returned to the UK and were arrested after landing. The five other children remain in Pakistan.
There has been anger in the UK that Sara's brutal treatment was missed by social services after her father withdrew her from school four months before she died.
Sharif and his first wife, Olga, were well-known to social services.
In 2019, a judge decided to award the care of Sara and an older brother to Sharif, despite his history of abuse.
The school had three times raised the alarm about Sara's case, notably after she arrived in class wearing a hijab, which she used to try to cover marks on her body which she refused to explain.
Since December, the government has moved to tighten up the rules on home-schooling.
Sara's body was repatriated to Poland, where her mother is from, and where a funeral was organised.
But you don’t see anyone getting arrested or getting a ticket.
We filed a records request just after the incident, but it took the city of Cleveland nearly a year to release police video.
You see video from a police helicopter showing a long line of cars at a standstill on Route 237.
You also see police body camera video showing officers encountering protestors along with angry drivers trapped in the middle of the protest, unable to get to the airport.
The body camera picked up chanting and a lot of loud car horns.
Meanwhile, driver after driver asked police, “can I get to the airport?”
“Another way to get in?” one man said.
“Not right now,” an officer responded.
“I’ve got family,” the driver continued, but the officer said, “you’re going to just have to hold up for now.”
Over the police radio, you could hear an officer saying, “we’re not going to approach these people right now. We’re well undermanned and they have 200 plus cars.”
Last March, protestors created a rolling caravan on local highways demonstrating over the crisis in the Middle East.
“Hey, do we have emergency cars in route?” an officer is heard asking.
The I-Team filed this records request last March. Again, it took the city nearly a year to release the video. We wanted to take a closer look.
At the time of the protest, Cleveland police told us they did not write tickets or arrest anyone there at the scene near the airport.
The video shows some of the protestors were so bold that they demanded to get through a group of police cars.
“It’s just getting worse back there. Can you let us go through?” one protester said.
“No, last time I’m warning you,” the officer responded. “Step back!”
An officer also said to a protestor in one of the lead vehicles, “listen, I understand you’re just doing what you want to do for your opinion, but somebody getting killed, we can’t have that.”
Officers expressed concern about the demonstration on a busy highway.
“Someone’s going to get hit. They are now dodging in front of cars. They’re trying to attack cars with their flags,” one officer said.
At the time, Cleveland police released a statement to the I-Team. It said, in part, “action may not always be the ideal approach.”
Police pointed out many vehicles were occupied by adults and children.
“We emphasize the value of prioritizing de-escalation… to protect all individuals involved,” the statement continued.
At that time, police added the incident would be investigated.
We’ve also learned that eventually five people got tickets. Police say they also took a case to a prosecutor for a more serious charge, but no charges were filed.
One driver was so furious, he yelled to an officer, “this is a (expletive) joke.”
AFP
A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture.
The trial of Urfan Sharif and his wife Beinash Batool caused waves of revulsion in the UK as the horrific abuse suffered by the 10-year-old girl was revealed in a London court.
There was anger too at how the bright, bubbly youngster had been failed by all the authorities supposed to be in charge of her care.
London's Old Bailey court heard that her body was found in her bed in August 2023 covered in bites and bruises with broken bones and burns inflicted by an electric iron and boiling water.
Passing sentence in December after the trial, judge John Cavanagh said Sara had been subjected to "acts of extreme cruelty" but that Sharif and Batool had not shown "a shred of remorse".
They had treated Sara as "worthless" and as "a skivvy", because she was a girl. And because she was not Batool's natural child, the stepmother had failed to protect her, he said.
"This poor child was battered with great force again and again."
- 'Most distressing case' -
Sara's father, 43, was sentenced to 40 years in prison while her stepmother, 30, was ordered to remain in jail for at least 33 years.
Both are now appealing their terms at the Royal Courts of Justice, along with Sara's uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who lived with the family and was sentenced to 16 years after being found guilty of causing or allowing her death.
The Solicitor General, Lucy Rigby, is also appealing the sentence imposed on Urfan Sharif, maintaining it was "unduly lenient".
A post-mortem examination of Sara's body revealed she had 71 fresh injuries and at least 25 broken bones.
She had been beaten with a metal pole and cricket bat and "trussed up" with a "grotesque combination of parcel tape, a rope and a plastic bag" over her head.
A hole was cut in the bag so she could breathe and she was left to soil herself in nappies as she was prevented from using the bathroom.
Police called the case "one of the most difficult and distressing" that they had ever had to deal with.
The day after Sara died, the three adults fled their home in Woking, southwest of London, and flew to Pakistan with five other children.
Her father, a taxi-driver, left behind a handwritten note saying he had not meant to kill his daughter.
After a month on the run, the three returned to the UK and were arrested after landing. The five other children remain in Pakistan.
There has been anger in the UK that Sara's brutal treatment was missed by social services after her father withdrew her from school four months before she died.
Sharif and his first wife, Olga, were well-known to social services.
In 2019, a judge decided to award the care of Sara and an older brother to Sharif, despite his history of abuse.
The school had three times raised the alarm about Sara's case, notably after she arrived in class wearing a hijab, which she used to try to cover marks on her body which she refused to explain.
Since December, the government has moved to tighten up the rules on home-schooling.
Sara's body was repatriated to Poland, where her mother is from, and where a funeral was organised.
But you don’t see anyone getting arrested or getting a ticket.
We filed a records request just after the incident, but it took the city of Cleveland nearly a year to release police video.
You see video from a police helicopter showing a long line of cars at a standstill on Route 237.
You also see police body camera video showing officers encountering protestors along with angry drivers trapped in the middle of the protest, unable to get to the airport.
The body camera picked up chanting and a lot of loud car horns.
Meanwhile, driver after driver asked police, “can I get to the airport?”
“Another way to get in?” one man said.
“Not right now,” an officer responded.
“I’ve got family,” the driver continued, but the officer said, “you’re going to just have to hold up for now.”
Over the police radio, you could hear an officer saying, “we’re not going to approach these people right now. We’re well undermanned and they have 200 plus cars.”
Last March, protestors created a rolling caravan on local highways demonstrating over the crisis in the Middle East.
“Hey, do we have emergency cars in route?” an officer is heard asking.
The I-Team filed this records request last March. Again, it took the city nearly a year to release the video. We wanted to take a closer look.
At the time of the protest, Cleveland police told us they did not write tickets or arrest anyone there at the scene near the airport.
The video shows some of the protestors were so bold that they demanded to get through a group of police cars.
“It’s just getting worse back there. Can you let us go through?” one protester said.
“No, last time I’m warning you,” the officer responded. “Step back!”
An officer also said to a protestor in one of the lead vehicles, “listen, I understand you’re just doing what you want to do for your opinion, but somebody getting killed, we can’t have that.”
Officers expressed concern about the demonstration on a busy highway.
“Someone’s going to get hit. They are now dodging in front of cars. They’re trying to attack cars with their flags,” one officer said.
At the time, Cleveland police released a statement to the I-Team. It said, in part, “action may not always be the ideal approach.”
Police pointed out many vehicles were occupied by adults and children.
“We emphasize the value of prioritizing de-escalation… to protect all individuals involved,” the statement continued.
At that time, police added the incident would be investigated.
We’ve also learned that eventually five people got tickets. Police say they also took a case to a prosecutor for a more serious charge, but no charges were filed.
One driver was so furious, he yelled to an officer, “this is a (expletive) joke.”
AFP
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