October 15th 2024.
On a tragic day in August 2023, a 10-year-old girl named Sara Sharif was found dead in her home in England. The circumstances surrounding her death were devastating and bewildering, as her father, Urfan Sharif, had fled to Pakistan and made a shocking phone call to the UK police confessing to her murder.
The trial for Sara's murder began on Monday at London's Central Criminal Court, with Urfan Sharif, his partner Beinash Batool, and his brother Faisal Malik all standing accused. The prosecutor, William Emlyn Jones, painted a grim picture of the events leading up to Sara's death, describing a "campaign of abuse" against her in the weeks prior.
Sara's body was discovered by the police under a blanket in her bunk bed in Woking, a town in southwest London. The post-mortem examination revealed that she had suffered from numerous injuries, including bruises, burns, and fractures, ultimately leading to her untimely and unnatural death.
The shocking revelation of Sara's murder came after her father, Urfan Sharif, called the police from Pakistan, where he had fled with his partner and brother. In a chilling confession, he stated that he had "legally punished" his daughter and that she had died as a result. However, he also claimed that it was not his intention to kill her, but that he had "beat her up too much."
The trio of suspects had left for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on August 9th, the day before Sara's death. After an extensive search, the police in Pakistan were able to locate them and put them on a flight back to the UK. They were immediately arrested upon their arrival at London's Gatwick Airport and held in prison until their trial.
According to Emlyn Jones, all three suspects had been living in the same house as Sara, making it "inconceivable" that only one of them was responsible for her death. He also alleged that each of them tried to shift the blame onto the others. Sharif's defense was that Batool, Sara's stepmother, was the one responsible for her death, and that he had falsely confessed to protect her.
The jury was played a recording of a phone call made by Batool on the evening of August 8th, 2023, the day Sara was believed to have died. In the call, she could be heard discussing booking a flight to Islamabad for four adults and four children.
All three suspects have denied the charges of murder and causing or allowing the death of a child. The trial is expected to continue for several more months, with the verdict not expected until December. The tragic loss of Sara Sharif has left a community in mourning and a family torn apart, as the truth behind her death slowly comes to light.
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