The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter's murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif, 43, and Sara's stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were jailed for life in December, with minimum terms of 40 and 33 years respectively, after being found guilty of the 10-year-old's murder.

Little Sara Sharif was hit with a cricket bat and iron bar, and even as the 10-year-old schoolgirl lay dying her dad came home and hit her in the stomach for 'pretending'

The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter’s murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively in December last year after being found guilty of the 10-year-old’s murder.

Sara Sharif's body was found with 71 injuries at the time of her death in 2023, including broken bones, bite marks and iron burns.

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce the minimum terms of their life sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder.

Described as a ‘very courageous little girl with an unquenchable spirit’, she suffered years of torture at the hands of her dad, stepmum and uncle.

The Court of Appeal has been told that the father of Sara Sharif, who tortured and murdered the 10-year-old, should be jailed for life. Urfan Sharif was convicted alongside his wife Beinash Batool of murdering Sara at the family home in Woking, Surrey.

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif will have bids to appeal against their sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder heard on Thursday.

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have failed in their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their life sentences for the 10-year-old's murder. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were seeking to challenge their minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively which they received last December.