Two inmates have denied attempting to murder the father of schoolgirl Sara Sharif armed with makeshift weapons in prison.
Steven Sansom, 47, and Adam Watson, 39, are accused of attacking Urfan Sharif at HMP Belmarsh, in southeast London, on New Year's Day 2025.
It is alleged that Sansom invited Sharif, who murdered his 10-year-old daughter, into a cell where Watson was waiting.
Prosecutors claim Watson then took hold of Sharif and punched him repeatedly before Sansom applied pressure to his throat.
They allege Watson then passed an object to Sansom which was used to make cutting motions to Sharif's throat.
On Wednesday, Watson and Sansom appeared at the Old Bailey for a plea hearing by separate video links from Wakefield jail.
They pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and wounding Sharif with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm.
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They both also denied unauthorised possession of two offensive weapons in prison relating to a tin lid and a pen attached to a handle.
Judge Lynn Tayton KC set a two-week trial for 19 July next year, and remanded the serving prisoners into custody.
A pre-trial hearing will take place on 21 June.
Sharif and Sara's stepmother, Beinash Batool, from Woking in Surrey, were jailed for life in 2024 for years of horrific "torture" and "despicable" abuse that culminated in her murder.
Sharif was handed a minimum term of 40 years, and Batool was given 33 years.
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