Urfan Sharif has been moved from Belmarsh Prison in south London to Category A Frankland jail in County Durham, where serial killers, rapists and terrorists are held
Sara Sharif’s evil dad has been moved to a high-security prison dubbed “Monster Mansion” and is said to be “terrified” to leave his cell.
In December, Urfan Sharif, 43, was given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum term of 40 years for torturing and killing his 10-year-old daughter. He was initially jailed at high-security Belmarsh Prison in south London but has now been moved to Category A Frankland jail in County Durham.
The infamous prison is dubbed “Monster Mansion” due to the gruesome crimes committed by the prisoners held there, including serial killers, rapists and terrorists. Among those jailed at HMP Frankland are ex-cop Wayne Couzens, who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, serial killer Levi Bellfield and “Facebook Killer” Peter Chapman, who lured 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall with a fake internet profile and murdered her.
Sharif’s prison move comes after he was ambushed and attacked in his cell at HMP Belmarsh on New Year’s Day. In the attack, two inmates slashed his throat with the jagged edge of a tuna tin lid. He was wounded but his injuries were described as “non life-threatening”, according to a source who said: “He was lucky to survive, has had to have stitches and will have scars as a permanent reminder of the attack.”
Now, after being moved to the new prison, Sharif is said to be “absolutely terrified” and has been “cowering in his cell” as he fears he has “a huge target on his back.” Talking to The Sun, the source said: “The prisoners were all locked up when Sharif was brought in this week, so no-one could get to him.
“But it was obvious something big was happening – and word soon got round about who he was. Child killers are the lowest of the low, even at a place like Frankland. So Sharif is absolutely terrified and has been cowering in his cell, barely coming out.
“He knows he has a huge target on his back, just like he did at Belmarsh. He has been put on the same wing as Bellfield, and it also has a lot of killers and hitmen on it – really heavy duty people.”
Sharif was jailed last month alongside Sara’s stepmum Beinash Batool, 30, and the girl’s uncle Faisal Malik, 29. The evil father was found guilty of murder and jailed for a minimum of 40 years. Batool was handed a 33-year minimum term after also being found guilty of murder. Malik, who lived with the couple, was handed a 16-year jail term for causing or allowing the death of a child.
Sara’s body was found by police in her bunk bed on August 10, 2023. A post-mortem examination found Sara had suffered 25 fractures and 71 external injuries including bite marks and iron burns.
After Sharif was attacked at Belmarsh prison, retired prison governor Vanessa Frake, who spent nearly three decades working inside jails, said his treatment in the short few weeks he has been jailed is just a reflection of his bleak future. “High-profile prisoners like Sharif will always be vulnerable to attacks,” she told The Mirror.
“In prison, there is a hierarchical system between inmates and those that murder, rape or molest children are seen as the lowest of the low. The dreadful abuse and murder of Sara Sharif, reported by the media, has highlighted Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik to other prisoners. There will be no hiding from their crimes behind bars.”
The former warden, who observed the likes of child killer Beverley Allitt and serial killer Rose West during her 27-year prison career, is familiar with the sinister use of a tuna tin. She said: “Tins of tuna are sold in the canteen shop where convicted prisoners can shop monthly. Prisoners will use anything as a weapon – batteries, pool balls in a shock, boiling water with sugar, and razors welded into toothbrushes are also common.”
Vanessa noted that Sharif would have been warned by officers to not talk about his crimes upon his entrance into the prison. “It is more than likely he would have been offered Rule 43, which would mean he would be segregated away from the general population,” she explained. “But even if he was housed in a vulnerable prison unit, he could have been targeted by those who thought his crime was worse than theirs.”
