Urfan Sharif had earlier in the trial at the Old Bailey accused his wife, Beinash Batool, of tying up and beating his daughter

The father of Sara Sharif has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his 10-year-old daughter.

Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her death, a court has heard. Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, had denied murder after Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking,

Previously, Sharif had sought to blame Batool for killing his daughter, who was found dead in a bunkbed at the family home in Woking, Surrey, with a catalogue of injuries. The schoolgirl suffered dozens of serious wounds including human bite marks and iron ...

Urfan Sharif even confesses to whacking 10-year-old with metal pole as she lay dying – but continues to deny her murder

Sara Sharif's father has admitted to fatally beating his daughter with a cricket bat and a metal pole, telling the Old Bailey he took "full responsibility" for her death. In a "dramatic admission", said The Independent,