Father tried to save Sara Sharif but was told to stop

A begetter accused of sidesplitting his 10-year-old girl tried to prevention her and begged for an ambulance, lone to beryllium told to “leave it, she’s dead”, a tribunal has heard.

Sara Sharif’s assemblage was recovered with dozens of injuries astatine the family’s location successful Woking, Surrey, past year, the Old Bailey was told.

Her begetter Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, person denied murder.

Giving evidence, Mr Sharif told jurors helium had ne'er bitten, burnt oregon beaten Sara.

Naeem Mian KC, for Mr Sharif, told jurors helium arrived location to find Sara “limp” connected 8 August 2023.

Mr Sharif attempted CPR connected Sara and begged for an ambulance to beryllium called, Mr Mian KC told the court.

“He was told successful Urdu oregon Punjabi, ‘leave it, she’s dead’,” by Ms Batool, Mr Mian KC added.

He besides told jurors that disciplining his children with carnal punishment was a “last resort” for Mr Sharif.

“Not with a cricket bat arsenic has been suggested, not with a achromatic rod arsenic has been suggested, but with a slap,” Mr Mian KC added.

A post-mortem introspection recovered Sara had suffered dozens of injuries including "probable quality wound marks", an robust pain and scalding from blistery h2o earlier she died connected 8 August 2023.

The tribunal antecedently heard that Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during much than 2 years of abuse.

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC antecedently said a bloodstained cricket bat, a rolling pin with Sara’s DNA connected it, a metallic pole, a loop and enactment were recovered adjacent the family’s outhouse.

The tribunal besides antecedently heard Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Mr Malik travelled to Islamabad, Pakistan, with different household members connected 9 August 2023, the time earlier Sara's assemblage was found.

Prosecutors said Mr Sharif called constabulary from Pakistan and admitted helium killed Sara astir an hr aft his family’s formation had landed successful Islamabad.

Jurors were told Mr Sharif's lawsuit was that Ms Batool was liable for Sara's death, and helium made a mendacious confession connected the telephone telephone and besides successful a enactment to support his wife.

The 3 defendants, who lived with Sara successful Woking earlier her death, are besides charged with causing oregon allowing the decease of a child, which they deny.