Video of the infinitesimal that constabulary boarded a level and detained Sara Sharif’s alleged killers has been played successful court, with the 10-year-old’s stepmother telling officers: “I deliberation you’re looking for us.”
Jurors person viewed CCTV footage of the household arsenic they prepared to committee a formation from Heathrow Airport.
Surrey Police had recovered Sara’s assemblage successful a bunkbed aft Sharif called from Pakistan to accidental that helium had beaten her “too much” for being “naughty”.
Screen drawback from assemblage cam footage of the infinitesimal constabulary officers boarded a level and detained Sara Sharif’s stepmother Beinash Batool (Surrey Police/PA)
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The small miss had suffered dozens of injuries, including burns and quality wound marks, successful what the prosecution allege was a run of maltreatment culminating successful her death.
On September 6 2023, a property league successful Pakistan was broadcast featuring Sharif and Batool, who complained that household were being harassed.
On September 13 past year, constabulary received accusation that the 3 defendants would beryllium arriving astatine Gatwick airdrome connected a formation from Dubai that evening.
Screen drawback from assemblage cam footage of Faisal Malik astatine Gatwick Airport (Surrey Police/PA)
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On Friday, jurors were shown clips from officers’ body-worn video capturing the infinitesimal constabulary boarded the level and detained the defendants astatine 7.42pm, 7 minutes aft interaction down.
As officers approached, Batool raised her manus and said: “I deliberation you’re looking for us.”
Sharif, who had been sitting adjacent to her, was asked if helium had immoderate items oregon bags connected the formation and replied that helium did not.
After being taken disconnected the plane, the defendants were arrested and enactment into constabulary vans.
Sara Sharif’s begetter Urfan Sharif being detained astatine Gatwick Airport connected September 13 past twelvemonth (Surrey Police/PA)
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The pursuing day, each suspect was interviewed by constabulary but chose to marque nary comment.
All 3 defendants, formerly of Hammond Road, Woking, person denied execution and causing oregon allowing the decease of a kid betwixt December 16 2022 and August 9 2023.
The Old Bailey proceedings continues.