Two inmates charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked

Two men have been charged with attempted murder after the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif was attacked in prison.

Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are accused of trying to kill Urfan Sharif at HMP Belmarsh on New Year’s Day last year.

It is understood the charges relate to an incident in which Sharif was allegedly ambushed in a cell at the category A prison by two inmates armed with the jagged lid of a tuna tin.

Daren Streeter, deputy chief crown prosecutor at CPS London, said: “Our prosecutors have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring the case to court and pursue criminal proceedings.”

Ten-year-old Sara Sharif was murdered by her father (Surrey Police/PA)

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The Metropolitan Police previously said officers were probing “an allegation that a prisoner was assaulted at Belmarsh”, adding that “the 43-year-old suffered non life-threatening injuries”.

The Sun reported that Sharif suffered cuts to his neck and face and received medical treatment inside the prison.

Sharif and Sara’s stepmother, Beinash Batool, were jailed for life in December for years of horrific “torture” and “despicable” abuse that culminated in the 10-year-old’s murder.

The court heard that she suffered “unimaginable pain, misery and anxiety” as she was repeatedly beaten, burned, bitten and restrained at the family home in Woking, Surrey.

Sharif was handed a minimum term of 40 years and Batool was given 33 years.