SARA Sharif’s body was found fully clothed lying under the covers in a bunk bed with two handwritten messages under the pillow, a court heard.
Her stepmother Beinash Batool, 29, was filmed in a police van as she appeared at Guildford Crown Court along with Sara’s dad Urfan Sharif, 41, and uncle Faisal Malik, 28.
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‘Murdered’ schoolgirl Sara Sharif was found in a house in Woking last monthCredit: AFP
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Sarah’s stepmother Beinash Batool, 29, was pictured leaving court Credit: Ian Whittaker
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Batool, left, Malik, center and Sharif, right appear in the dock at Guildford Magistrates’ CourtCredit: PA
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The moment Sharif was taken off the flight in handcuffs Credit: The Sun
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Sara’s dad Urfan Sharif at the Sialkot airport on Wednesday morning
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He returned to the United Kingdom with his partner Batool
Sarah’s body was found at a property in Woking, Surrey, on August 10.
The accused, who spent more than a month in Pakistan after her death, are also charged with causing or allowing the death of a child.
They appeared in the dock on Friday morning with one dock each.
Sharif wore a gray prison-style tracksuit, Malik wore a red T-shirt and blue jeans, and Batool was dressed in black.
They were remanded in custody today.
The defendants spoke only to confirm their names, dates of birth and addresses and did not enter pleas to the two charges.
Urfan Sharif kept his head down as the prosecution briefly presented the case against the accused.
Two of the accused needed an Urdu translator.
Prosecutor Amanda Burrows said coroner’s police were alerted to the situation when they received the call from Pakistan, which lasted eight minutes and 34 seconds, at 2.47am on August 10.
The flight was booked on August 8, the prosecutor’s office said.
The police arrived and found Sara’s body under a blanket.
When they pulled back the covers, they found Sarah lying fully clothed in the middle of the bed with her head up and her arms across her chest, the hearing was told.
Forensic experts found two handwritten notes under Sarah’s head.
Mrs Burrows told the court: “There was a blanket on the bottom bunk and when the officers pulled the blanket back, the officer discovered that in the middle of the bed was the body of a deceased young girl, fully clothed.
“The child was lying face up with his hands on his front.
“The officers immediately withdrew and called emergency personnel to the property.”
The emergency team was called to the address, and shortly after 4 a.m., they confirmed the death of the child.
She was identified using the DNA of her mother Olga Sharif, who lives in Somerset, and another relative, the court was told.
An autopsy later found the young man had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries” over a “sustained and prolonged” period of time.
The court heard the cause of her death is yet to be determined, but she had “healed fractures” and injuries that “clearly indicate” the girl had been subjected to “multiple instances of violence”.
She also died as a result of third-party involvement, prosecutors said.
The trio were arrested on Wednesday night at Gatwick Airport as they disembarked from a flight from Dubai.
The defendants’ lawyers stated that they deny the charges and no bail application was made.
The trio traveled to Pakistan the day before police discovered Sarah’s body in Woking on August 10.
Police said Sara’s mother has been informed of this latest development and is being assisted by specialist officers.
The accused will appear at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.
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Urfan’s brother Faisal Malik goes through passport control
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Her father Urfan Sharif Credit: AFP
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He left Britain with his partner Beinash BatoolCredit: AFP
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Sarah’s dad and stepmother appeared in a video shared online last weekCredit: Sky News
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Sarah’s mom, Olga, shared photos of the ten-year-old Credit: Collect
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Olga demanded answers from her ex-husband regarding the death of their daughterCredit: Collection
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