A former prisoner who was incarcerated at the same facility as Sara Sharif’s monstrous father has spoken out about the brutal violence he saw there.
Urfan Sharif, who was convicted for the horrifying torture and murder of his daughter, was relocated to HMP Frankland after being attacked with a “jagged tuna lid” in HMP Belmarsh.
Former convict Ricky Killeen – who landed at HMP Frankland at just 21 – asserts that the child murderer will find no solace in his new abode in County Durham.
In an interview with The Mirror, he graphically depicted the terror within the prison walls, stating: “My first impression of Frankland Prison was ‘WELCOME TO HELL’ inscribed inside the holding cell in reception.”
He further recalled how other inmates trembled with fear over whispers of the jail’s notorious reputation.
Ricky, whose local roots gave him some confidence due to familiar faces inside, continued: “Wakefield is the original ‘Monster Mansion’ but Frankland has become known that in the local press because it holds the worst prisoners in the country like Levi Bellfield, Ian Huntley and Wayne Couzens.”
A native of Stanley, Durham, Ricky served time in the high-security Category A penitentiary for his involvement in a machete assault. Nowadays, he dedicates himself to supporting ex-prisoners to reintegrate into society.
And the author of Behind the Bars Ruthless Fitness gave a chilling insight into the brutality he saw inside the former home to the likes of Peter Sutcliffe, Fred West and Harold Shipman.
He revealed: “I witnessed loads of violence in there. The first day I was there I saw a terrorist get hot oil tipped over his head and seen his head melting. I saw numerous lads get stabbed in the neck and one got a coffee jar full of chilli powder rammed in his neck.
“There were mini riots in there when I was there as well but the hot oil incident was the worst I have seen.”
On Sharif’s potential dangers, he commented: “He can expect to be housed with some of the worst and most dangerous paedos in the country. He will be a massive target for what he’s in for and he will be looking over his shoulder.”
YouTube channel creator Ricky revealed that while he was located on the main wing, the VP wing, home to paedophiles and killers, was rife with extreme violence, claiming that one paedophile was “disembowled”, accounts of which filtered back to other inmates through prison staff.
According to The Sun’s source, Sharif entered Frankland under tight security as others were locked away, expressing extreme fear and remaining reclusive in his cell.
Having been escorted into the same unit as killer Bellfield, this came shortly after being assaulted in Belmarsh, where he was sentenced for the murder of his young daughter.
Frankland houses up to 800 prisoners, some destined to never walk free again, with infamous inmates like Lee Rigby’s murderer Michael Adebolajo and Rhys Jones’ assassin Sean Mercer among them.