The 10-year-old’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, deny her murder.

A father accused of killing his 10-year-old daughter tried to save her and begged for an ambulance, only to be told to “leave it, she’s dead”, a court has heard. Sara Sharif’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey, last year, the Old Bailey was told.

Sara Sharif’s father revealed he “cursed” himself for fleeing to Pakistan and abandoning his 10-year-old daughter’s body at home “like an orphan”. Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial at the Old Bailey alongside Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, accused of her murder.

Ten-year-old Sara was found dead at her family home in Woking, Surrey. A post-mortem found evidence of injuries including burns and human bite marks.

Sara Sharif’s father has denied beating the 10-year-old, claiming that his wife was the “crazy” one in the house and had “black magic” done on her. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, his wife Beinash Batool,