Sara Sharif's father and stepmum guilty of brutally torturing youngster to death

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The father, uncle and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been found guilty of brutally torturing the young girl to death before they all fled the UK for Pakistan.

Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, are now facing life sentences following their conviction at the Old Bailey.Her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was also found guilty of causing or allowing her death.

The schoolgirl's father and stepmother are staring down the barrel of life sentences after being found guilty of torturing the youngster to death.Minicab driver Urfan Sharif, 42, absconded with his family on August 10 last year, leaving behind the body of Sara.

She was discovered dead on a bed in her home in Woking, on 10 August 2023, having been regularly beaten with a cricket bat and metal pole.Sara was found in the bedroom where they had abandoned her, bearing the marks of at least 71 external injuries.