Sara Sharif’s uncle transferred to cushy jail with pool & table tennis after killer brother slashed with tuna tin lid
SARA Sharif’s cruel uncle Faisal Malik has been moved to a cushy jail with pool and table tennis after his brother was attacked.
HMP Lincoln also offers tailoring workshops as well as vocational courses in painting, decorating and bricklaying.
It has a laundry and a recycling centre where male-only prisoners can earn recognised qualifications.
And Lincoln Prison, which holds around 650 inmates across four main residential wings, even has its own bistro.
There is also a Listener’s Suite on each ward which prisoners can book to receive counselling.
The prison’s website reads: “Lincoln Prison is committed to providing a safe and educational environment where men can learn new skills to help them on release, including workshops, education and vocational courses.”
All wings have access to showers, telephones and toasters.
And the prison offers a wide range of education, including English and maths.
An x-ray scanner is used to identify contraband before it enters the prison.
The prison’s former governor Paul Yates said: “Most prisoners appreciate this equipment because in my 27 year career most want to come in, do their time and then get out.
“They then want to spend time with their families and move on with their lives.
“It is only a small minority of them that want to bring drugs in.”
Malik had been banged up at Belmarsh when his evil older brother Urfan Sharif had his throat slashed by fellow prisoners with a jagged tuna can lid in January.
He was attacked on New Year’s Day, just weeks into his life sentence for murdering innocent Sara.
Sharif was lucky to survive and ended up in a bad way in the prison’s hospital, sources said.
The pair were sickened by his abuse of Sara, who was beaten, burned and bitten over two years before her death in August 2023.
A source said: “Urfan was sliced up badly in his cell by two others who rushed in.
“It was planned and they used a makeshift weapon — made from the lid of a tin of tuna.
“He was sliced in the neck and face, and is still in healthcare and in a very bad way.
“He was lucky to survive, has had to have stitches and will have scars as a permanent reminder of the attack.
“The guards tried to keep him safe because he obviously had a target on his back after the case was such big news.
“Something like this was always on the cards, and an attack was probably only a matter of time.
15 missed opportunities to save tragic Sara
By Ed Southgate
JANUARY 2013: Sara was made subject to a child protection plan at birth because of Urfan Sharif being accused of attacking three women including her mother, as well as hitting and biting two children.
But she was allowed to remain with her father.
FEBRUARY 22, 2013: A month after Sara was born, social services and police were told that Sharif had slapped a child around the face.
Nothing was done.
MAY 7, 2013: A social worker spotted a burn mark on a child’s leg.
Sharif failed to report the incident and claimed it was a barbecue accident. Nothing was done.
OCTOBER 7, 2013: A child was seen with a burn mark made by a domestic iron.
Sharif told social services the child had bumped into the appliance.
No action was taken.
2013 TO 2014: A child told a social worker that Sharif smashed up a TV and punched Sara’s mother Olga.
NOVEMBER 2014: Sara was taken into foster care after a child told a social worker about a bite mark.
But she later returned to live with her father following a family court hearing in October 2019 where social services recommended Sara lived with her father because that was her preference.
JANUARY 2015: Sharif was reported to social services for waving a knife around at home in what he said was a zombie game.
Social workers noted that Sharif hit and kicked Olga at home and the pair threatened to kill each other.
FEBRUARY 2015: A child told their foster carer that Sharif used to hit them on the bottom with a belt.
In September that year the child was heard to say to Sharif: “When you’re at home you hit and kick me every day.”
2015: Olga told social services about Sharif tightening a belt around her neck.
Around this time social workers complained Sharif was coercive and derogatory towards them.
A male social worker was then appointed to the family.
DECEMBER 2016: A child told a social worker they did not like Sharif because he punched them all over their body and gave them lots of bruises.
Social workers saw Sara flinch when Sharif told her off during supervised contact and seem surprised when he cuddled her.
JUNE 6, 2022: A teacher reported that Sara had a bruise under her eye, using the school’s online child protection monitoring system.
Sara initially would not say what happened, before later saying another child hit her.
But no referral was made to social services.
MARCH 10, 2023: A teacher saw bruises on Sara’s face.
Sara said she had fallen on roller skates.
When she gave a different story to a safeguarding lead, the school made a referral to social services.
Six days later social services decided to take no further action.
It is understood there had been no contact between social services and Sara’s family for four years at this point.
Social services categorised the case as the second highest priority and asked other agencies for information.
When nothing came back, the case was closed.
MARCH 20, 2023: A report was logged on the school’s internal system after Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool was overheard referring to children as “motherf***er, sister f***er, b**** and whore” in the playground.
But no details were passed to social services.
MARCH 28, 2023: Batool claimed a mark on Sara’s face was caused by a pen.
The teacher told the school safeguarding lead.
APRIL 17, 2023: Sharif decided to home-school Sara.
School staff rang the council for advice and were told they should make a referral if there were concerns.
Staff saw Sara later that day at school pick-up and she seemed fine so they decided against it, even though she had been beaten earlier that day.
“Sharif has tried to keep his head down since coming into the jail, but word quickly got round about who he was.
“Inmates were not happy he is in there with them and, although the other prisoners are in for heinous crimes, a lot of them don’t like people who attack children.
“A lot of them are saying how it couldn’t have happened to a more deserving guy.”
Sharif, 43, was moved to HMP Frankland shortly after.
It can now also be revealed Malik was moved to HMP Lincoln, which he appeared from via video link last week for a failed sentencing appeal.
He has also completely shaved off his hair since being sentenced.
Malik, 29, was cleared of Sara’s murder in December but was convicted of causing or allowing her death.
He was sentenced to 16 years in prison and last week was refused leave to appeal against it.