Police investigate after reports of prison attack on Sara Sharif’s father

Urfan Sharif said to have been treated for injuries to his neck and face after attack in his cell in Belmarsh prison

Police are investigating reports that the father of the schoolgirl Sara Sharif had his throat cut in an assault by fellow inmates while in prison for her murder.

Urfan Sharif, 43, is said to have been attacked in Belmarsh prison, south London, by two men who rushed into his cell with a weapon made from a tuna tin lid, according to the Sun. The assault is said to have happened on New Year's Day and caused injuries to his neck and face that are understood to have been treated in prison.