Sara Sharif’s murder-accused father has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his daughter.
Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, along with his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother Faisal Malik, 29, are on trial accused of the murder of his 10-year-old daughter, which they deny.
Sharif made the admission under cross-examination as his wife sobbed in the dock at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
Previously, Sharif had sought to blame Batool for killing his daughter but, in a dramatic admission, told jurors: “I accept every single thing.”
Sara was found dead at the family home in Woking, Surrey, last August 10 after the defendants fled to Pakistan.
She suffered dozens of injuries including human bite marks and iron burns, jurors have heard.
Sharif, Batool, and Malik deny Sara’s murder and causing or allowing her death.
The trial continues.
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