Overview

• Sara Sharif was seen dancing in a video recorded two days before her death, which was presented to jurors at the Old Bailey.
• The prosecution claims Sara suffered extensive physical abuse, including burns and bite marks, leading up to her death on August 8, 2023.
• Her father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool, and uncle Faisal Malik have denied charges of murder and causing or allowing the death of a child.
• The defendants fled to Pakistan shortly before Sara's body was discovered in her home in Woking, Surrey.
• Prosecutors allege that Urfan Sharif confessed to killing Sara in a call to police from Pakistan, though he later claimed the confession was false.