The daddy, stepmother and uncle accused of murdering ten-year-old Sara Sharif of their Surrey residence right this moment appeared in courtroom – and their trial date has now been set.
Urfan Sharif, 42, alongside along with his companion, Beinash Batool, 29, and brother, Faisal Malik, 28, are accused of killing the teenager, whose physique was found at her residence in Woking, Surrey, on August 10 final 12 months.
The trio, who flew to Pakistan the day earlier than Sara’s physique was discovered with ‘a number of and in depth accidents’, had been arrested on September 13 at Gatwick airport as they disembarked a flight from Dubai.
They deny murdering Sara, on or about 8 August 2023, and inflicting or permitting the demise of a kid between 16 December 2022 and 9 August 2023.
Batool right this moment appeared on the Previous Bailey by way of video-link from HMP Bronzefield, whereas Sharif and Malik appeared collectively from HMP Belmarsh.
The physique of 10-year-old Sara Shariff (pictured) was found at her residence in Woking, Surrey, on August 10 final 12 months
Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, (pictured) appeared in courtroom right this moment charged along with her homicide
Mr Sharif’s companion Beinash Batool (proper), 29, and brother, Faisal Malik (left), 28, are additionally accused of killing the teenager
Their trial had been fastened for 1 October however it’ll now start on 7 October when a jury will probably be chosen.
The prosecutor will then open the case to the jury on October 14.
The trial will probably be heard by Excessive Courtroom decide Mr Justice Cavanagh and is estimated to last as long as seven weeks.
Prosecutors beforehand advised the Previous Bailey that Sara was discovered to have ‘a constellation of healed and therapeutic accidents’, whereas a autopsy revealed she had suffered ‘a number of and in depth accidents’ over a ‘sustained and prolonged’ time period.
A autopsy revealed Sara (pictured) had suffered ‘a number of and in depth accidents’ over a ‘sustained and prolonged’ time period
The day earlier than her physique was found, the three defendants had left the UK for Pakistan with 5 youngsters. They returned to the UK on September 13 and had been arrested on touchdown at Gatwick Airport.
Prosecutor Giles Bedloe earlier stated: ‘These defendants have been charged with the homicide of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in addition to the offence of permitting her demise.
‘Within the upstairs bed room on a set of bunk beds attending officers pulled again the blanket and located the physique of a younger lady.
‘She was totally clothed on the centre of the mattress mendacity face up.
‘Sara sustained plenty of accidents – a healed fracture to one in every of her clavicles, a number of rib fractures, a number of bruising to the torso and limbs and the presence of haemorrhage on her mind.
‘There have been a number of therapeutic fractures on totally different elements of physique suggesting a number of occasions of violence over a time period which will need to have culminated in her demise.’
Sara’s mom, Olga Sharif, had visited the £550,000 red-brick residence within the village of Horsell 5 days after her daughter’s demise to put flowers in her reminiscence.
The younger lady was beforehand a pupil at St Mary’s Church of England major faculty in Byfleet.