Sara's neighbour had door shut in face, jury told

A neighbour of Sara Sharif who tried to inquire astir "screaming" coming from wrong the 10-year-old's location had the doorway unopen successful her face, a tribunal was told.

Rebecca Spencer, who lived successful a level supra the Sharif's erstwhile household location successful West Byfleet, said she had besides heard "constant crying" and "banging" which connected 1 juncture had reached "fever pitch".

Ms Spencer told jurors she had gone to the code and asked if everything was OK. Sara's stepmother, Beinash Batool, told her "yes, yes" earlier she "had the doorway unopen successful my face".

Ms Batool, 30, and Sara's begetter Urfan Sharif, 42, person denied murder, on with Mr Sharif's member Faisal Malik, 29. The proceedings astatine the Old Bailey continues.

Her assemblage was recovered astatine their household location successful Woking, Surrey, successful August past year.

The household had moved to that code successful April 2023, aft surviving successful the level successful West Byfleet.

Ms Spencer told the tribunal she had heard "crying", "rattling of doors", "a batch of doorway slamming" and "hysterical screaming astatine the children" coming from the flat.

She besides said she had heard a pistillate shouting "not precise bully words", but had not seen bruises connected the children and had not contacted the constabulary oregon societal services.

Another neighbour, Chloe Redwin, lived adjacent the Sharifs successful West Byfleet for astir two-and-a-half years.

She said the lone clip it was quiescent was erstwhile they were distant connected holiday.

Ms Redwin said she thought she had heard “smacking” from downstairs followed by a scream.

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

The 3 defendants are besides charged with causing oregon allowing the decease of a child, which they deny.