Sara Sharif\u2019s death
\nSara\u2019s uncle, Faisal Malik, was convicted of causing or allowing her murder, which occurred on August 8, 2023.
\n London
\nUrfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, the father and stepmother of 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl Sara Sharif, have been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for her murder following a prolonged campaign of abuse.
\nThe jury at London\u2019s Old Bailey deliberated for nearly 10 hours before delivering the verdict.
\nThe court has sentenced Sharif and Batool to life imprisonment for the tragic death of the young girl
\nSara\u2019s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who also lived in the family home, was convicted of causing or allowing her death.
\nThe verdicts came after a trial in which the prosecution described the horrific abuse the young girl endured before her death.
\nSara died on August 8, 2023, at the family home in Surrey. She had suffered a catalogue of 70 injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, 25 fractures, scalding wounds, human bite marks, and an ulcerated burn to her buttocks.
\nExperts described the injuries as consistent with prolonged abuse and violence as the abuse reportedly included the girl being hooded, restrained, and beaten throughout her short life.
\nHer tragic death prompted an outpouring of grief, particularly from her mother, Olga Sharif, who issued a statement through Surrey Police following the verdict.
\n\u201cMy dear Sara, I ask God to please take care of my little girl, she was taken too soon,\u201d Olga Sharif said. \u201cSara had beautiful brown eyes and an angelic voice. Her smile could brighten up the darkest room. She will always be in our hearts, her laughter will bring warmth to our lives. We miss Sara very much. Love you, princess.\u201d
\nOn December 12, the father, stepmother, and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif were found guilty of her murder, a case that shocked the UK and triggered an international manhunt.
\nAfter a week of jury deliberations at London\u2019s Old Bailey, the judge announced that sentencing for the \u201cextremely stressful and traumatic\u201d case will take place on Tuesday.
\nSara was found dead in her bed in Woking, southwest of London, on August 10, 2023. The three convicted family members had fled to Pakistan the day before her body was discovered.
\nHer father, Urfan Sharif, left behind a handwritten note by her body stating that he hadn\u2019t meant to kill her, but \u201clost it.\u201d The three relatives were arrested upon their return to the UK a month later.
\nDuring the highly charged trial last month, Sharif, a taxi driver, admitted to killing his daughter but claimed he had not intended to harm her. Initially, he had denied all charges and blamed his wife, Beinash Batool, for Sara\u2019s death.
\nSharif also admitted to causing multiple fractures in the weeks leading up to Sara\u2019s death, including beating her with a cricket bat while she was bound with packaging tape, throttling her with his bare hands, and breaking the hyoid bone in her neck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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