Judge Alison Raeside said she was going to "hope for the best" when she ordered Sara to be in the care of her father and ...

Solicitor General Lucy Rigby referred Urfan Sharif’s sentence to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, were jailed for life for her murder in December, with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years, while her uncle, Faisal Malik, was jailed for ...

Last month, Urfan Sharif and Sara's stepmother, Beinash Batool, were given life imprisonment for inflicting years of cruel abuse and "horrific torture" that led to the death of the 10-year-old girl.

open image in gallery (Left to right) Sara Sharif’s stepmother Beinash Batool, uncle Faisal Malik and father Urfan Sharif were jailed over the 10-year-old’s death (PA Wire) Judge Raeside then ...

In 2019 the family court decided Sara should live with dad Urfan and stepmum Beinash Batool. Months later they began torturing her before she was killed in August 2023. Sharif and Batool were ...

Sara's father Urfan Sharif, 43, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were jailed for life for her murder in Woking in 2023. Following the convictions at the Old Bailey, details from previous family ...

The landmark shift in transparency in family courts comes at a pivotal moment: the same week that the identities of judges responsible for the historic decisions for Sara Sherif have been revealed. As ...

Sara, 10, was murdered by Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool, who were convicted last month in a trial that attracted a great deal of interest because of the horrific nature of the crime – and ...

Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, were jailed for life for her murder last month, with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively. Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who was found ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Urfan Sharif, 42, and Beinash Batool, 30, were subsequently jailed for life for her murder last month, with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 ...