The Latest Breaking News from Urfan Sharif

Two men deny attempted murder of Sara Sharif’s father in prison

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Prison inmates deny trying to murder Sara Sharif’s father in jail cell

Prison officers entered the cell and found Sharif bloodied and distressed on the floor

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Serving prisoners deny trying to kill Sara Sharif’s father in jail cell

Prison officers entered the cell and found Urfan Sharif bloodied and distressed on the floor.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Pair charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked in Belmarsh Prison

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

The Independent UK · Aug 14

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

The Crown Prosecution Service said Steven Sansom and Adam Watson are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 26.

Evening Standard · Aug 14

Baby Preston Davey’s death at hands of adoptive father slammed as ‘failure of the state’

Children’s Commissioner says a safeguarding review must find out if Preston’s murder ‘could have been prevented’

The Independent UK · Jun 18

Sara Sharif Death: Shocking New Evidence Emerges in Woking Girl's Case

New safeguarding review reveals systemic failures in Sara Sharif's tragic death, exposing missed opportunities to protect the Woking schoolgirl.

International Business Times UK · Nov 13, 2025

Review into safeguarding failures ‘shows Sara Sharif’s murder was preventable’

Despite a ‘great deal of information’ available to various authorities during her lifetime, Sara ‘was not protected from abuse and torture’.

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother ‘should never have been trusted’ with her care, damning review finds

Urfan Sharif’s history of domestic abuse was ‘overlooked and underestimated’ by all professionals who came into contact with the family

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Murdered Sara Sharif failed by system that missed opportunities to save her

The 10-year-old was found dead at her Surrey home in August 2023 after suffering ‘horrific abuse’ at the hands of her father and stepmother.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025