Father of Sara Sharif confesses in letter revealed in court
The father of the brutally abused girl, Sara Sharif, appeared before a British court. Earlier, he admitted to her murder and fled to Pakistan with his partner and the girl's uncle. It turns out that beneath the pillow on which her body was found, the police discovered a letter. The pages on which it was written and its content were presented in court.
The tragic story of the ten-year-old from the United Kingdom was heard worldwide. The case came to light after the police discovered the girl's body in a house in August 2023.
Shortly after fleeing to Pakistan, the 42-year-old father, Urfan Sharif, reported the matter. He fled the UK accompanied by his partner and relative. The entire trio was brought before a British court.
The man confessed to the murder to the emergency operator, stating that he killed his daughter as a punishment. When asked for more details, he said: "She was misbehaving, I beat her. I didn't intend to kill her, but I beat her too much."
Now, the police have revealed a letter found beneath the girl's pillow. It's a handwritten note in which Sara Sharif's father admits to killing his 10-year-old daughter "by beating." The text was shown to the jury.
On the first page, the father wrote: "I love you, Sara," and on the second: "Whoever finds this note, it was I, Urfan Sharif, who killed my daughter by beating. I am fleeing out of fear, but I promise to turn myself in to the police and face the punishment."
I swear to God, it was not my intention to kill her, but I lost control. My daughter is a Muslim. Can you bury her according to tradition? - the father of Sara asks in the letter.
