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| Child murderer Subhan Anwar killed in Long Lartin Prison | |
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| A man who was jailed for life for torturing and murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter has been killed in prison. | A man who was jailed for life for torturing and murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter has been killed in prison. |
| Subhan Anwar was convicted in February 2009 of the murder of Sanam Navsarka, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. | Subhan Anwar was convicted in February 2009 of the murder of Sanam Navsarka, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. |
| He was sentenced to a minimum term of 23 years in jail. | |
| Anwar died at Long Lartin Prison in Worcestershire on Thursday, the Ministry of Justice said. Two other prisoners have been arrested. | |
| Anwar is understood to have been held hostage in a cell before he was killed. | |
| 'Deliberate cruelty' | |
| A Prison Service spokeswoman said: "An incident at HMP Long Lartin on Thursday 14 February resulted in the death of prisoner Subhan Anwar. | |
| "Two prisoners are now in police custody and the matter is being investigated by police." | |
| Anwar's partner Zahbeena Navsarka was cleared of her daughter's murder but found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for nine years. | |
| Bradford Crown Court heard a metal pole was used to shatter the child's leg. The youngster died with fractures to all her limbs. | |
| Sentencing the couple in 2009, Judge Peter Thornton QC said: "Your deliberate cruelty is beyond belief. Humanity has let her down." |