Global anger was sparked by the horrific and dark murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, and her father, Ufran Sharif, admitted to killing his little daughter in a cruel manner.
However, Sara’s death as a result of the “campaign of torture” is not the end of the story. The tragedy’s specifics are extremely unsettling.
Behind jail, “word quickly got around about who [Ufran] was,” and other prisoners took matters into their own hands by ambushing the “sadistic” child killer.
When the story of Sara Sharif, a clever and affectionate 10-year-old girl, made headlines on August 8, 2023, the world was devastated.
Before her body was discovered at the family home in Working, Surrey, the young girl “was hooded, burned, and beaten during a ‘campaign of torture’ that lasted two years,” the BBC reported.
Authorities discovered Sara in a bunkbed with a confession letter that was written by her father and said, “Whoever sees this note, it’s me Urfan Sharif who killed my daughter by beating.” I am fleeing because I am afraid.
He said, “I swear to God that my intention was not to kill her,” before revealing that he would “be back before the postmortem.” But I snapped.
Batool was given a life sentence with a minimum of 33 years in jail and Sharif was given a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years on December 17, 2024.
Mr. Justice Cavanagh characterized their acts at sentence as “a campaign of torture,” stating that “the degree of cruelty involved is almost inconceivable.” Malik was found guilty of causing or permitting a child’s death and given a 16-year prison sentence.
A statement from Olga Domin, Sara’s birth mother, was read out in court.
“But even this word is not enough for you,” she claimed, referring to the three suspects as “sadists.” You are executioners, in my opinion.
The fact that Sara’s father and two other family members left for Pakistan the day before her body was discovered is also startling.
After a weeks-long global quest for those involved in her horrifying murder, Sara’s stepmother, 30; father, 42; and uncle, 29-year-old Faisal Malik, were accused.
“I caused her death.”
Sara suffered almost 70 injuries, according to the court, including burns from a heating iron on her buttock, a puncture wound to her skull, 11 fractures to her vertebrae, injuries to her fingers, shoulder blades, and ribs, and bite marks from others.
The three have denied any participation since the arrest, but Urfan changed his story in court and acknowledged that “she died because of me.”
