Sara Sharif suffered daily living hell, jury told

Sara Sharif suffered a “daily surviving hell” and died from the cumulative effects of unit during galore months, the Old Bailey heard.

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC told the tribunal each 3 defendants were liable for the 10-year-old's death, which happened amid a "culture of violence" which was "normalised" successful the household household.

Sara’s begetter Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, person denied execution and causing oregon allowing her decease astatine their household location successful Woking, Surrey, successful August 2023.

The tribunal antecedently heard that Sara's assemblage was recovered with dozens of injuries, and that she had been hooded, burned and beaten during much than 2 years of abuse.

In a closing speech, Mr Emlyn Jones KC said that contempt Ms Batool and Mr Malik’s determination not to springiness evidence, it was a “formidably beardown case” against them by “the information they lived with Sara arsenic she was gradually being beaten to death”.

He said it was “inconceivable” that 1 of the defendants could person done it without the complicity and encouragement of the others.

None of Sara's injuries were reported oregon shown to a doctor, and steps were taken to fell the abuse, helium added.

Mr Emlyn Jones KC said: “If you cognize it is happening you bash thing to forestall it.

"None of them did due to the fact that they were, and are, each liable for her decease and they each are blameworthy of her murder.”

He said jurors would person to beryllium definite that erstwhile Mr Sharif, by his ain admission, bushed Sara, helium meant to origin her “at slightest superior harm”.

In the lawsuit of Ms Batool and Mr Malik, helium said they would person to see if they played a portion by their ain acts of unit oregon by “assisting oregon encouraging” others.

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

Mr 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.

Under cross-examination, Mr Sharif antecedently accepted “full responsibility” for Sara's death, but aboriginal denied intending to termination her.

He admitted beating Sara, but denied biting oregon burning her.

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

The defendants person besides denied an alternate complaint of manslaughter.

The proceedings continues.