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https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2024\/12\/17\/sara-sharif-sentencing-urfan-sharif-murder\/<\/a>
Sara Sharif\u2019s father and stepmother sentenced to life for 10-year-old\u2019s murder\"Urfan<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have been handed life sentences for their killing of the 10-year-old.<\/a>Urfan Sharif, 43, was jailed for a minimum term of 40 years and Beinash Batool, 30, will serve at least 33 years for their murder of the schoolgirl who they subject to \u201cwhat can only be described as torture\u201d.Sara\u2019s uncle, 29-year-old Faisal Malik, who lived in the family home, was cleared of her murder but found guilty of causing or allowing her death and was jailed for 16 years.The three did not react at the Old Bailey as they were jailed for their of Sara.Sentencing them, Mr Justice John Cavanagh said that although the Old Bailey had heard many crimes, \u201cfew can have been more terrible\u201d than their treatment of the youngster.The trio were convicted last week following an eight-week trial<\/a> in which jurors heard Sara suffered more than 25 broken bones, scalding marks to her feet, and human bites during a campaign of abuse.Sara\u2019s body was found at the family\u2019s home in Surrey last year after being victim to treatment the judge described as \u201cnothing short of gruesome\u201d.Mr Justice Cavanagh, giving his reasons for the sentences, said that Sara\u2019s death was the \u201cculmination of years of neglect, frequent assaults and what can only be described as the torture of [Sara]\u201d.He said her death illustrated the \u201cdangers\u201d of unsupervised home schooling as the couple managed to withdraw her from school when safeguarding issues were raised.None of the defendants had shown a \u201cshred of remorse\u201d, he added.At the court hearing, Sara\u2019s mother, Olga Domin, described her daughter\u2019s killers as \u201csadists\u201d and \u201cexecutioners\u201d.In a statement read to the court, she said: \u201cTo this day I can\u2019t understand how someone can be such a sadist to a child.\u201cWhat has come out in court\u2026 I cannot understand what is wrong with these people.\u201dIn court, Sara\u2019s family fought over who was most to blame, as Naeem Mian KC, for Sharif, claimed Batool was \u201cequally culpable\u201d for her death and encouraging the judge to \u201cnot draw any distinction between them\u201d.In response, Batool\u2019s barrister, Caroline Carberry KC, said her client was \u201csubordinate\u201d to her husband, who had been the \u201cinstigator of violence\u201d against her stepdaughter.However, sentencing them, Mr Justice Cavanagh said the couple had \u201csingled out\u201d Sara because she was not Batool\u2019s biological daughter with \u201ctruly horrific\u201d treatment of which there were \u201ca number of particular disturbing features\u201d.He said Sharif was mainly responsible for the \u201ccampaign of abuse\u201d – and that the degree of cruelty was \u201cunbelievable\u201d and \u201chappened in plain sight\u201d.The judge said Sara\u2019s uncle, Malik, had \u201cstood by and did nothing\u201d when he must have been aware of the beatings, burnings and tying up and hooding she suffered.He described Sara as a \u201cbrave, feisty and spirited child\u201d who was \u201cnot submissive as her father wanted her to be.\u201cShe stood up to you,\u201d he said.\u201cShe was a very courageous little girl, with an unquenchable spirit.\u201dSara Sharif\u2019s father guilty of her murder as it emerges he exploited EU rules to stay in UK<\/a>      Sara Sharif\u2019s father guilty of her murder as it emerges he exploited EU rules to stay in UK<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The 42-year-old arranged a \u2018sham marriage\u2019 that would permit him to remain in Britain when his visa expired<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Bolton<\/a>Crime correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 December 2024 1:51pm GMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The father of Sara Sharif, who has been found guilty of the 10-year-old\u2019s murder, exploited EU rules to stay in the UK, The Telegraph can reveal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30 were convicted of killing the schoolgirl after an eight-week trial at the Old Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the trial, it was revealed that Sharif, a \u201cserial abuser of vulnerable women<\/a>\u201d, arranged a \u201csham marriage\u201d to a Polish woman to remain in Britain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 42 year-old\u2019s history of violence against vulnerable women and children was also laid bare. It emerged that at least three separate women had accused him of assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was also accused of being a gambling addict with a taste for whisky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teachers noticed marks on Sara and reported it to social services Credit: SURREY POLICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jurors took just nine hours to unanimously find the pair guilty of the murder of 10-year-old Sara who was discovered with over 70 injuries, including 25 fractures, at her home in Woking, Surrey on Aug 10 last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara\u2019s uncle Faisal Malik, 29, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death. He was found not guilty of her murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Justice Cavanagh adjourned sentencing until next Tuesday, telling jurors the case had been \u201cextremely stressful and traumatic<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batool, wearing a black blazer, cried as the verdicts were read out. Malik, in a grey prison issue sweatshirt, put his head in his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif, wearing a white zip up cardigan, did not react as the verdict was read out, but was seen holding his head in his hands as he left the courtroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif moved to the UK in 2003 from Jhelum in Pakistan on a student visa to study business management in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By November 2009, Sharif was working part-time as a taxi driver and that same month he married Olga Domin, then 23, at a registry office in Surrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his trial, Caroline Carberry KC, representing Batool accused Sharif of pursuing Polish women because the country was a member of the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She accused him of entering into a sham marriage with Ms Domin, which he denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beinash Batool was found guilty of Sara\u2019s murder Credit: SURREY POLICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By marrying her, he would be allowed to stay in the UK when his student visa expired as a result of conditions in the Free Movement Directive, introduced in 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif claimed in court he was later given indefinite leave to remain in the UK. The Home Office said it did not comment on individual cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pattern of behaviour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A year after getting married, Sharif was arrested after Ms Domin\u2019s mother contacted police from Poland because she was concerned for her daughter\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Domin told police that her husband had been violent in the home on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif claimed she had attacked him during an argument. He was later bailed and Ms Domin withdrew the allegation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month later, Sharif was convicted of stealing \u00a31,700 from McDonald\u2019s where he had been working as a manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was arrested in December 2007 for false imprisonment, theft and criminal damage. His accuser was an 18-year-old Polish girl whom he had allegedly been going out with since 2004, when she would have been around 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara dressed up for Christmas festivities at her school Credit: SURREY POLICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She alleged he locked her in the house against her will, took her passport and smashed her phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He then allegedly threatened her with a knife and told her he would kill her. Sharif denied the claims and suggested it was she who had in fact assaulted him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two years later, in March 2009, Anna, another Polish woman, then 31, emailed Surrey Police after she \u201cescaped\u201d Sharif\u2019s home and fled back to her country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Again he was interviewed but no further action was taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif and Batool fled to Pakistan after Sara died<\/a> at the family home in Woking, Surrey, on Aug 8 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He called police when he arrived in Islamabad and confessed he had beaten her up \u201ctoo much\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers went to his former home and found Sara\u2019s body in a bunk bed, with a confession note from Sharif on the pillow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had 10 spinal fractures and further fractures to her right collar bone, both shoulder blades, both arms, both hands, three separate fingers, bones near the wrist in each hand, two ribs and her hyoid bone in the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was evidence she had been restrained with packing tape and beaten, while a \u201chomemade hood\u201d made of plastic bags was discovered in a bin outside the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jurors were brought to tears on several occasions as they heard details of Sara\u2019s suffering. Sharif\u2019s own barrister told the court his client was a \u201cscumbag\u201d who \u201cwould be in the circles of hell for eternity\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif admitted responsibility for his daughter\u2019s death<\/a> after he beat her with a cricket bat and metal pole on Aug 6, two days before she died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notes from Sharif were found next to Sara\u2019s body in August 2023 Credit: SURREY POLICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharif admitted to hitting Sara with a cricket bat two days before she died Credit: SURREY POLICE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Batool had told her sisters that Sharif would regularly \u201cbeat the crap\u201d out of Sara over the course of more than two years, but failed to report what was going on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By January 2023, Sara began wearing a hijab to cover up the bruises at school. Teachers noticed marks on her face and referred her to social services in March of that year, but the case was dropped within days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara was born in January 2013 and because allegations of violence had been made by other children in Ms Domin and Sharif\u2019s care, she was immediately placed on a child protection plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif had allegedly slapped the children<\/a> and one had been seen with a burn mark on their leg and forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends said that while Sharif professed to be a devout Muslim, he was known to drink heavily at night and had developed a gambling addiction and mounting debts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One former neighbour said that he had a run in with Sharif while he was having renovations done. \u201cHe became quite aggressive\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Domin\u2019s father said Sharif was \u201ca great manipulator\u201d who initially seemed charming but was in fact a \u201ctoxic abuser\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking from his home in Nowa S\u00f3l, Poland, Merzy Domin told The Times that \u201cthe whole system had failed\u201d to protect his granddaughter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telling Polish TV channel Uwaga of his sadistic abuse, Ms Domin said: \u201cOnce, he tried to set me on fire, poured oil on me, but his cousin stopped him. He simply locked me in a room. Locked me in all day until the police arrived.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Sharif pictured here when she was four years old Credit: SURREY POLICE\/PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imam Hafiz Hashmi, the leader of the local Shah Jahan Mosque in Woking, said he knew of the Sharif family but they had not regularly attended prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cIt is unacceptable and horrific and awful what has happened. I simply cannot imagine what went on in that house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2014 to 2017, after he split up with Ms Domin, Sharif was only allowed supervised contact with Sara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In January 2015, one social worker who observed visits between Sharif and Sara at a Sure Start centre in Woking said that he was told Sharif had been waving a knife around at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The social worker \u201calso noted during that meeting he appeared to be easily irritated when Sara played. When he went over to Sara, she would shout at him to go away\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite these concerns, Sharif was awarded custody of Sara in 2019 by Guildford Family Court after he filmed Sara making allegations of domestic abuse against her mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Domin was said to have learning difficulties and was deemed to be \u201cvulnerable\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying tribute to her daughter, Ms Domin, said: \u201cMy dear Sara, I ask God to please take care of my little girl, she was taken too soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSara had beautiful brown eyes and an angelic voice. Sara\u2019s smile could brighten up the darkest room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEveryone who knew Sara will know her unique character, her beautiful smile and loud laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe will always be in our hearts, her laughter will bring warmth to our lives. We miss Sara very much. Love you Princess.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Det Supt Mark Chapman, the lead investigator, said before the jury reached its verdict, that it would be \u201cinappropriate\u201d to comment on the actions of other safeguarding agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cThat scrutiny will come as we go into the safeguarding review and inquest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt that point, it will be for safeguarding partners, whether they\u2019re within the council, social services, education, to answer as to the role of their employees in the safeguarding care that was provided to Sara in the months leading up to her death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the verdicts on Wednesday, Dame Rachel de Souza, the children\u2019s commissioner, said it highlighted \u201cprofound weaknesses in our child protection system\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cThere can be no doubt that Sara was failed in the starkest terms by the safety net of services around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven before she was born, she was known to social care \u2013 and yet she fell off their radar so entirely that by the time she died, she was invisible to them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can have no more reviews, no more strategies, no more debate. When we say \u2018never again\u2019, we have to mean it \u2013 let that be Sara\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called for a raft of changes including \u201cproper oversight\u201d for children, like Sara, being homeschooled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Neophytou, acting chief executive of the NSPCC, said it was an \u201cabsolutely shocking case\u201d raising \u201ccrucial questions\u201d about child protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surrey Police has been contacted for comment<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 regarding the three instances of domestic abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018Cultural sensitivities\u2019 may have stopped teachers intervening to save Sara Sharif, MP suggests<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool forced their daughter to wear a hijab after bruises become too noticeable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Will Forster says the abuse Sara Sharif suffered at the hands of the people who were meant to protect her was \u201cheartbreaking and vile\u201d Credit: X\/@WillForster<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Bolton<\/a>Crime correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 December 2024 1:17am GMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An inquest into the death of Sara Sharif should examine if concerns over cultural sensitivities meant teachers were afraid to question why she began wearing a hijab after being seen with bruises, an MP has suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Forster, who became MP for Woking in July, said that the review into the 10-year-old\u2019s death<\/a> had to look at every aspect of her care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the Old Bailey on Wednesday, Urfan Sharif<\/a>, Sara\u2019s father, 42, and Beinash Batool, her step-mother, 30, were convicted of her murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faisal Malik, 29, her uncle, was convicted of causing or allowing her death but was cleared of murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, on August 10 last year after being \u201ctortured\u201d for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was beaten with a cricket bat, burnt with an iron, and restrained and hooded with packing tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the final eight months of her life, Sara was forced by Sharif and Batool to wear a hijab after bruises on her head and neck became too noticeable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had previously been seen with bruises on her face but despite that, The Telegraph understands the issue of the change in her appearance was never raised with social services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Sara being forced to wear the hijab by Sharif and Batool to cover the bruises, Surrey Police released an image of her in the headscarf at the conclusion of the trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Police released an image of Sara Sharif in a hijab Credit: Surrey Police\/PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Forster said that what had come out during the trial was \u201cappalling\u201d but \u201cthere is still more to come out\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was asked by The Telegraph whether there were concerns over the fact that the school had never raised the fact that Sara had suddenly begun wearing a hijab after being seen with bruises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Forster replied: \u201cYes, everything needs to be looked at in the inquest and studied.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added: \u201cUntil we have the inquest and safeguarding review we won\u2019t know the full facts. As soon as we do I think we can then learn lessons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara was taken out of school on two occasions prior to her death to be homeschooled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few weeks before she was removed for the first time, teachers noticed bruises on her face and made a referral to social services. The council conducted checks but closed the case within six days<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she was taken out of school for the second time teachers at the school contacted the social services safeguarding team and were told that if they had concerns, they should make a referral. This did not happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Forster said that the fact that Sara was taken out of school after being seen with bruises had to be examined to prevent other parents \u201cabusing the system\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that the abuse the schoolgirl suffered at the hands of the people who were meant to protect her<\/a> was \u201cheartbreaking and vile\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cAlthough it\u2019s right that justice has been served, we now owe it to Sara\u2019s memory to ensure that a horrendous case like this can\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSara was tortured for ten years. It is heartbreaking to think of the warning signs that were missed that allowed her to die at the hands of those who were meant to protect her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need an immediate inquest into her murder. This will be vital for understanding how the system let Sara down and what changes will be needed to prevent this tragedy from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Children\u2019s Commissioner has urged for the law to change so children who are suspected victims of abuse cannot be home educated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urfan Sharif, Sara Sharif\u2019s father, was convicted of her murder while Faisal Malik, her uncle, was convicted of causing or allowing her death Credit: Elizabeth Cook\/PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the verdicts on Wednesday, Dame Rachel de Souza, the children\u2019s commissioner for England, said it highlighted \u201cprofound weaknesses in our child protection system\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: \u201cThere can be no doubt that Sara was failed in the starkest terms by the safety net of services around her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven before she was born, she was known to social care \u2013 and yet she fell off their radar so entirely that by the time she died, she was invisible to them all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe can have no more reviews, no more strategies, no more debate. When we say \u2018never again\u2019, we have to mean it \u2013 let that be Sara\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beinash Batool, Sara Sharif\u2019s step-mother, was also convicted of the 10-year-old\u2019s murder Credit: Surrey Police\/PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She called for a raft of changes including \u201cproper oversight\u201d for children, like Sara, being homeschooled, including a home education register, which is to be included in the Government\u2019s proposed Children\u2019s Wellbeing Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She also said councils should be given powers to sign off on home education requests for vulnerable children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria Neophytou, acting chief executive of the NSPCC, said it was an \u201cabsolutely shocking case\u201d raising \u201ccrucial questions\u201d about child protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachael Wardell, from Surrey County Council, said that until an independent safeguarding review has concluded, a \u201ccomplete picture cannot be understood or commented upon\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Court was told Sara Sharif\u2019s father abused her siblings \u2013 but gave him joint custody anyway<\/a>Court was told Sara Sharif\u2019s father abused her siblings \u2013 but gave him joint custody anyway<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Murdered schoolgirl had been on child protection list since birth over allegations of neglect and violence<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara\u2019s mother, who has learning difficulties, had given her consent for the children to be looked after by father Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool Credit: Surrey Police\/PA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Bolton<\/a>Crime Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 December 2024 9:01pm GMT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Family Court gave Sara Sharif\u2019s killer father<\/a> shared custody of his daughter despite knowing he had been accused of abusing her siblings for years, it can now be revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urfan Sharif, 42, Sara\u2019s father, and Beinash Batool, 30, her stepmother, were convicted of the 10-year-old\u2019s murder <\/a>on Wednesday following an eight-week trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October 2019, almost four years before Sara was killed, the couple had been awarded shared custody of her by the Family Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara\u2019s mother, Olga Domin, who has learning difficulties, had given her consent for the children to be looked after by Batool and Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Allegations of abuse and neglect had been made against both Ms Domin and Sharif at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social services first became involved<\/a> with the family after Sharif was arrested on suspicion of assault on Ms Domin and a baby in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Domin told police her husband had been violent in the home on more than one occasion, but Sharif claimed she had attacked him during an argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pattern that was to continue for the next nine years with Ms Domin, Sharif and their children all making allegations of abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharif was bailed and Ms Domin withdrew the allegation, but despite that, Sara and her sibling, who can only be named as U, were placed on a child protection plan by social services at Surrey county council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Urfan Sharif, Sara\u2019s father, who was convicted of her murder Credit: Surrey Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sibling told teacher of violence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two months later, a social services investigation was triggered after another sibling, known as Z for legal reasons, told teachers he was being physically assaulted by his parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the end of the year, child U and child Z were again made the subject of child protection plans following allegations of neglect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police who visited the family home in 2011 and 2012 reported that they had concerns the children were not being supervised adequately, were being abused emotionally and that the house was dirty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara was born in January 2013 and was immediately placed on a child protection plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month later, in February 2013, social services were called by teachers after one of her siblings told a teacher that their father had been slapping them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Sharif plays guitar and sings in a video grab image released by Surrey Police Credit: Surrey Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2013, Z was seen with a burn mark on his leg and forehead which appeared to have been caused by an iron in the family home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An investigation was carried out and it was concluded that the burn happened accidentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Sara\u2019s murder trial, it emerged that she had been burned with an iron on her buttocks before she died. Police said that more than one person would have been needed to restrain her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2013, Sharif and Ms Domin made a written agreement with Surrey Children\u2019s Services that they were not to use physical chastisement on Sara.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were also to ensure that Sara could not access the front door and get outside of the property without adult supervision after another sibling was previously found outside of the home alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2014, Sara was placed into foster care after her sibling Z said that Ms Domin had bitten him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2015 social workers noted that both Z and Sara had scars potentially consistent with cigarette burns. Ms Domin and Sharif said they were chicken pox scars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara was reported to have some \u201cdisturbed behaviour\u201d, which included standing facing a wall, and was said to be fearful of returning to her parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite all this, in November that year, the family court concluded that the children should live with Ms Domin and have supervised visits with Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was ordered to carry out a domestic violence perpetrator course but attended 10 out of 16 sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mother agreed to Sara\u2019s move<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the summer of 2017, Sharif finalised his divorce from Ms Domin and began a relationship with Batool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was granted permission to have unsupervised contact with Sara and her siblings partly because of the \u201cpositive influence\u201d of Batool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beinash Batool, Sara\u2019s stepmother, was also found guilty of murdering the schoolgirl Credit: Surrey Police<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2019, the children began living Sharif and Batool full-time. Sharif claimed this happened because Sara told him she was being abused by Ms Domin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was claimed that Sara had made allegations against her mother, saying she had slapped her and pulled her hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On another occasion, she claimed her mother tried to drown her in the bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May Sharif and Batool applied, with Ms Domin\u2019s consent, for Sara and her sibling to live with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an s.7 report ordered by the Family Court on Sara\u2019s welfare, the council recorded that Sara had disclosed physical assaults by Ms Domin, and concluded that the mother had a low capacity to meet Sara\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It recommended that Sara should live with Sharif and Batool and have supervised contact once per fortnight with Ms Domin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A judge agreed with the s.7 report and granted Sharif and Batool custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 2019 onwards, the family had no further dealings with the court system in any form until on Oct 14 this year, Batool and Sharif went on trial for Sara\u2019s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student who murdered woman, 34, in random beach attack previously accused of stalking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n