Sara Sharif's father claims 'psycho' wife tied up girl with tape

Sara Sharif's begetter has told a tribunal his "evil and psycho" woman made him slap the 10-year-old girl, and claimed she tied up his girl with tape.

Taxi operator Urfan Sharif, his woman Beinash Batool and member Faisal Malik are connected proceedings astatine the Old Bailey accused of Sara's execution successful August past year.

Sara was recovered dormant successful furniture astatine the family's location successful Woking, Surrey, aft Sharif called constabulary from Pakistan and said helium had beaten her "too much".

A post-mortem recovered dozens of injuries, including burns and quality wound marks.

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Speaking successful tribunal connected Thursday, Sharif claimed helium erstwhile came location to find Sara with her arms bound down her backmost with packaging portion successful the tv room.

He said Batool appeared "shocked" to spot him, and told the court: "I screamed. I was angry, I was annoyed.

"She, Sara, was terrified. She was scared. She didn't accidental much. I hugged her, I kissed her, past maine and Beinash went into the kitchen.

"She apologised to maine and she promised that she wouldn't bash it again."

Sharif past told the tribunal helium had chopped his girl escaped with a weapon from the room and said helium was "an idiot" for not calling the police.

The taxi operator past denied Batool's repeated claims to her sister that helium was "beating the crap" retired of Sara.

He did nevertheless admit to slapping his girl "multiple times" erstwhile his woman told him she was "playing up".

Sharif claimed "I was made to" slap Sara arsenic Batool "was blaming my daughter", and added: "I should not person believed her. I ne'er knew I was surviving with evil and psycho."

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Sharif past denied hitting Sara with a achromatic pole, biting her oregon putting a homemade hood implicit her head.

He said astir the wound marks connected Sara: "I didn't bash it, Faisal didn't bash it... Who other was astatine home?"

Defence barrister Naeem Mian KC noted to jurors grounds that lone Batool had refused to springiness her dental impressions to comparison with the marks connected Sara's body.

Sharif besides said helium recovered retired his girl was wearing a diaper past July from Batool, who said the miss "could not power her bladder" and that it was "normal".

He denied branding Sara connected her bottommost with an iron, and told the tribunal helium did not spot bruises connected her assemblage arsenic she wore a hijab, agelong sleeves and leggings astatine home. He besides claimed helium ne'er saw her successful symptom oregon incapable to move.

On the time of Sara's death, Sharif said helium received a telephone from Batool telling him to "come home," to which helium said helium was "driving not flying" and would beryllium backmost successful 15 to 20 minutes.

He said helium was not "burning with choler to get home" and said helium had stopped to bargain cigarettes oregon a vape from a Co-op connected the way.

Sharif, 42, Batool, 30, and Malik, 29, contradict execution and causing oregon allowing the decease of a kid betwixt 16 December 2022 and 9 August 2023.

The proceedings continues.