When the story of Sara Sharif, a clever and affectionate 10-year-old girl, made headlines on August 8, 2023, the world was devastated.
Before her body was discovered at the family home in Woking, Surrey, the young girl “was hooded, burned, and beaten during a ‘campaign of torture’ that lasted two years,” the BBC reported.
Authorities discovered Sara in a bunkbed with a confession letter that was written by her father and said, “Whoever sees this note, it’s me Urfan Sharif who killed my daughter by beating.” I am fleeing because I am afraid.
He said, “I swear to God that my intention was not to kill her,” before revealing that he would “be back before the postmortem.” But I snapped.
The fact that Sara’s father and two other family members left for Pakistan the day before her body was discovered is also startling.
After a weeks-long global quest for those involved in her horrifying murder, Sara’s stepmother, 30; father, 42; and uncle, 29-year-old Faisal Malik, were accused.
