The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been jailed for life for her murder.
Sara was hooded, burned and beaten during more than two years of abuse before her body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking, Surrey, last year.
Her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of murder on Wednesday, while her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was convicted of causing or allowing a child’s death.
At the Old Bailey, Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison, while Batool received a minimum of 33 years.
Malik was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment.
Mr Justice Cavanagh told the court that the treatment Sara received from Sharif and Batool was “torture”.
“The degree of cruelty involved is almost inconceivable,” he said.
“You Beinash Batool did not stand in Urfan Sharif’s way. You encouraged Urfan Sharif in his assaults.”
In a statement read out in court, Sara’s mother, Olga Domin, said the defendants were “sadists”, adding: “Although even this word is not enough for you. I would say you are executioners.”
Paying tribute to her daughter, Ms Domin said: “She is now an angel who looks down on us from heaven. She is no longer experiencing violence.
“I hoped that when she grew up would we meet, but now that won’t happen.”
