'Sadists and executioners': Sara Sharif's mother's statement read in court as her murderers sentenced

Sara Sharif's mother has described her daughter's father and stepmother as "sadists" and "executioners", in a victim impact statement read out in court.

The 10-year-old girl was found dead at her family home in Woking, Surrey, in August last year.

When her body was discovered, her father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, had already fled to Pakistan with Sara's uncle, her siblings and half-siblings.

Sara Sharif latest: Father and stepmother being sentenced for her murder

Last week, Urfan Sharif and Batool were found guilty of her murder following a trial at the Old Bailey.

Her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, who lived with them, was convicted of causing or allowing her death after a jury deliberated for nine hours and 46 minutes.

Ahead of their sentencing, Sara's mother Olga Domin had a victim impact statement read out by prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC.

Ms Domin joined the hearing remotely from Poland and said: "Sara was always smiling. She had her own unique character.

"The only thing I had left to give to my daughter was to give her a beautiful Catholic funeral that she deserves.

"She is now an angel who looks down on us from heaven, she is no longer experiencing violence.

"To this day, I can't understand how someone can be such a sadist to a child.

Addressing the defendants in the dock, she said: "You are sadists although even this word is not enough for you.

"I would say, you are executioners."

Mr Emlyn Jones said Ms Domin had expressed a view about the sentence the defendants should receive and referred to them as "these cowards".

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