{"id":548119,"date":"2025-11-04T09:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/548119\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:17:16","slug":"prison-guards-24-word-gush-to-convicted-robber-she-was-having-sex-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/548119\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison guard&#8217;s 24-word gush to convicted robber &#8216;she was having sex with&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Isabelle Dale allegedly had a sexual relationship wth HMP Coldingley inmate Shahid Sharif &#8211; who was jailed there for his part in the sickening robbery of a jeweller&#8217;s shop<\/p>\n<p>05:59, 04 Nov 2025Updated 07:08, 04 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2_Isabelle-Dale-court-case.jpg\" alt=\"Isabelle Dale, the prison guard, is pictured arriving at Southwark Crown Court\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Isabelle Dale, the prison guard, is pictured arriving at Southwark Crown Court(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">A prison guard accused of having sex with a convicted robber gushed to him over the phone &#8211; after he rapped to her &#8211; a court was told.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Isabelle Dale, 23, was impressed after 33-year-old Shahid Sharif sang to her on the phone, jurors heard yesterday. They listened to recordings of the conversation, during which Dale told the lag: &#8220;I like that one baby&#8230;I&#8217;m so proud of you. My favourite one (rap) you&#8217;ve ever done&#8230;is the first one you ever sent me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Sharif had rapped: &#8220;Post-traumatic stress disorder, another security thinks I&#8217;m out of order&#8221; on the phone, a conversation said to have happened amid the couple&#8217;s alleged fling at HMP Coldingley near Woking, Surrey. Sharif was three years into the 12-year sentence he received for his part in a sickening robbery of a jeweller&#8217;s shop, during which watches and gems to the value of \u00a3620,000 were taken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Southwark Crown Court was told yesterday how two inmates acted as lookouts as Dale romped withSharif in a prayer room at the jail. Dale emerged alongside him four minutes later appearing to &#8220;re-adjust her belt area,&#8221; the jury was informed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Shahid-Sharif-is-charged-with-plotting-to-smuggle-drugs-with-Dale.jpg\" alt=\"Shahid Sharif\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Shahid Sharif, 33, is serving time for robbery (Image: Dorset Police)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Sharif got Dale to help him smuggle envelopes laced with the drug spice into his new prison, jurors heard. Dale allegedly operated Sharif&#8217;s drug-dealing Snapchat account to source the synthetic cannabis through 27-year-old Lilea Sallis. When Dale was arrested, police found drug-smuggling paraphernalia in the boot of her car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Officers also discovered an engagement ring Dale said had been bought by Sharif and a &#8220;framed canvas&#8221; of the couple hanging over her bed, the court has heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Other phone calls, played to the jury, included conversations about hot chocolate. In the chat, Dale said: &#8220;I put like a little bit of milk in there to make it a little bit nicer&#8230;I microwave the milk.&#8221; At one point Sharif tells Dale: &#8220;This is my 27th prison in three and-a half years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Victoria Mital, the group safety lead at HMP Coldingley, told the court that she was asked to deal with a complaint from Dale against two other prison officers. Dale complained that she was being watched, and being bullied because of her appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Kieran Brand, prosecuting, asked Ms Mital: &#8220;She perceived that there was bullying against her. She believed that was due to her age sex and appearance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Screenshot-2025-05-23-at-140614JPG.jpg\" alt=\"Recordings of Dale's phone calls with the inmate were played in court\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Recordings of Dale&#8217;s phone calls with the inmate were played in court(Image: Facebook)<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1_Isabelle-Dale-court-case.jpg\" alt=\"Dale\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The young woman denies the three charges(Image: PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Ms Mital replied: &#8220;Yes.&#8221; She said Dale, who is from Portsmouth, Hampshire, was upset when someone else was asked to deal with a package relating to Sharif.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;She stated that she was asked to deal with the property. She was then told that she wouldn&#8217;t be dealing with the property, that it would be done by someone else. She felt that that was her being targeted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Ms Mital said that she did not speak to the two officers against whom Dale had made her complaint.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">&#8220;The information I had and the evidence I had led me to conclude that there was nothing to be gained by speaking to them. They would refute the allegations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Dale denies two counts of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to convey a &#8220;List A&#8221; prohibited article into prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Sallis, of East Sussex, denies conspiracy to convey a &#8220;List A&#8221; prohibited article into prison. Sharif earlier admitted conspiring with the two women and others unknown to convey drugs into prison. The trial continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Isabelle Dale allegedly had a sexual relationship wth HMP Coldingley inmate Shahid Sharif &#8211; who was jailed there&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":548120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[2208,30,188,12,14618,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-548119","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"category-united-kingdom","9":"tag-court-case","10":"tag-courts","11":"tag-crime","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-prisons","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115490681445375952","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}