Sara Sharif's letters begged for forgiveness for 'being rude' and 'answering back'

Sara Sharif begged for forgiveness for "being rude" and "answering back" successful a missive recovered aft she was recovered beaten to decease astatine home.

Sections from the 10-year-old's letters and notebook were shown astatine the Old Bailey connected Wednesday.

In 1 undated letter, she said she was "sorry for being rude" and ended by saying "please forgive maine I americium so, truthful sorry".

A day connection to her father, Urfan Sharif, said: "I emotion you truthful much. Thank you for looking aft america connected the weekends. And making nutrient for america astatine the weekends. THANK YOU DAD. From Sara...

"Our household is the champion successful town. We dispersed emotion each astir the world."

The notes work successful tribunal did not notation the dozens of horrific injuries she was enduring.

The proceedings antecedently heard Sara Sharif had astatine slightest 25 fractured bones arsenic good arsenic wound marks, burns and scalding.

She was recovered dormant successful August 2023 successful a bunk furniture astatine her location successful Woking, Surrey.

Her father, stepmother and uncle fled to Pakistan but aboriginal returned and are present connected proceedings for execution - a complaint they deny.

The tribunal heard Sara's notebook besides contained a abbreviated fairytale astir a princess named "Sara" and a queen named "Beinash" (her stepmother's name).

She described Beinash arsenic the "best caring and loving parent successful the world", portion different transition said: "Ammi my mum who is beauteous and young. Dad my begetter who earns wealth for america truthful we tin eat, slumber and person shelter."

Urfan Sharif said past week he took "full responsibility" for his daughter's death and agreed his beatings - including with a cricket bat and rod - were to blame.

However, helium claimed helium hadn't intended to termination her oregon origin truly superior harm.

He besides said helium was not liable for the pain oregon wound marks connected his daughter's body.

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The justice told jurors connected Wednesday they could see an alternate offence of manslaughter for each defendant.

They besides heard different kid Sharif was connected to had suffered burns and bites successful 2013 and 2014, though helium was not straight accused of being responsible.

Police records besides item a drawstring of allegations against Sharif by his ex-wife - Sara's mother, 2 ex-girlfriends and his erstwhile mother-in-law, the tribunal heard.

The cases day betwixt 2007 and 2010 and see allegations of mendacious imprisonment and assault. Sharif was arrested but ne'er faced charges.

Taxi operator Sharif, 42, Beinash Batool, 30, and Faisal Malik, 29, contradict execution and causing oregon allowing Sara's death.

The proceedings continues.