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Sara Sharif; EVIL Pakistani Dad Said I LEGALLY Beat My Daughter & She Died
Sara Sharif; EVIL Dad Called Police From Pakistan to Say I LEGALLY Beat Her And She Died
Sara Sharif, 10, was discovered lying in her bed at her home in Woking, Surrey, with dozens of injuries including burns, bite marks, broken bones and extensive bruising on Aug 10 last year.
BBC 15 OCT 2024
Sara Sharif, 10, reportedly suffered appalling and brutal abuse for weeks before her death
Saras father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 28 (L-R) have all pleaded not guilty to her murder and to causing or allowing the death of a child
A father accused of murdering his daughter in a ?campaign of abuse? told police that he legally punished her and she died, a court heard.
Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 28, appeared for trial at the Old Bailey on Monday accused of her murder.
The court heard that Sara suffered appalling and brutal abuse for weeks and weeks before her death.
Jurors were told that the schoolgirl appeared to have been restrained by being tied to a heating pipe and burned with an iron.
Opening the case, William Emlyn Jones KC, said it was inconceivable that only one of the defendants could have carried out the campaign of abuse without the complicity, participation, assistance and encouragement of others.
He said that the three accused were all pointing the finger at each other and refusing to take responsibility for Saras death.
Ms Batool will claim that her husband was a violent disciplinarian while Mr Sharif will claim that Sara was primarily looked after by his wife, the court heard.
Constellation of Injuries
The court heard that a post-mortem found evidence of an awful constellation of injuries including, puncture wounds, abrasions and extensive bruising all over her body.
The injuries were consistent with significant and repetitive blunt force trauma and the use of an instrument or instruments.
There was also evidence of a significant head injury inflicted more than 48 hours before her death.
Alongside the wounds to her skin, Sara had fractures in both arms, both hands, both shoulder bones, her fingers, her vertebra and her ribs.
Some of the injuries were at least six weeks old, while some were less than ten days old indicating multiple episodes of blunt force trauma over several weeks.
Sara also had fractures in her throat, which the prosecution said implied manual strangulation over a prolonged period.
Mr Emlyn Jones said there were even more disturbing injuries, adding that Sara appeared to have been bitten.
She had five bite marks to her left arm and another on the inner thigh of her left leg.
Tied Up and Restrained
She also had scald burn wounds to her ankles suggesting that she had been tied up and restrained by being tied to a heating pipe in the house.
The court heard that following the Easter school holidays in 2023, Mr Sharif had informed Saras school by email that she was going to be homeschooled.
On the note left beside his daughters body, Sharif also wrote my daughter is Muslim can you bury her like [a] Muslim may be.
The court heard that the clearest evidence of Sara?s exact time of death came from text messages, sent by one of her five siblings.
At 8:38pm on Aug 8, the sibling, who cannot be named for legal reasons, texted a friend saying: Hello. Urgent
In another message, a minute later, they wrote: My sister has just passed away.
Less than half an hour later, the court heard, Ms Batool made a phone call to Southall Travel to request URGENT flights to Pakistan.
Mr Emlyn Jones said it was entirely obvious that just as no medical help had ever been sought for Sara in life, there was no question of a call to seek emergency care in her dying moments.
The court heard that they were captured on CCTV arriving at Heathrow at 10:19am on Aug 9.
Mr Sharif left his car in the short stay car park at the airport unlocked, with the key in the ignition.
The three accused did eventually return to the UK but not until over a month later on Sept 13.
All three defendants have pleaded not guilty to her murder and to causing or allowing the death of a child between Dec 16 2022 and Aug 9 2023.
Mr Malik (left), Ms Batool (centre) and Mr Sharif (right) in a court sketch
The court heard that all of the defendants accept that Sara had suffered serious and repeated violence within the family home.
The trial, set to last for nine weeks, continues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PPTsGxGmls
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