Sara Sharif was discovered mendacity face up beneath a blanket in a bunk mattress, a court docket heard on Friday.
The lady’s father Urfan Sharif, 41, stepmother Beinash Batool, 29, and uncle Faisal Malik, 28, have been accused of the homicide of the 10-year-old whose physique was discovered at a property on Aug 10 in Woking, Surrey.
They’ve additionally been charged with inflicting or permitting the demise of a kid.
The defendants left the UK for Pakistan with 5 kids the day earlier than Sarif’s physique was found and so they returned to the UK on Wednesday.
The three have been arrested on touchdown at Gatwick and have been later charged along with her homicide.
They appeared at Guildford Magistrates’ Courtroom on Friday, the place they have been remanded into custody following a 20-minute listening to.
Courtroom drawing, from left: Beinash Batool, Faisal Malik and Urfan Sharif flanked by court docket employees – Elizabeth Cook dinner/PA
The court docket heard that law enforcement officials discovered the kid absolutely clothed, face up along with her fingers on her entrance beneath a blanket.
Prosecutor Amanda Burrows instructed the court docket police have been alerted to the state of affairs after they obtained a name from Pakistan, which lasted eight minutes and 34 seconds, at 2.47am on Aug 10.
The flight had been booked on Aug 8, the prosecution mentioned.
Sara Sharif was discovered by law enforcement officials in a bunk mattress – Surrey Police/AFP through Getty Photographs
Faisal Malik, Beinash Batool and Urfan Sharif
Officers arrived on the property and located a room with bunk beds. There was a blanket on one of many backside bunks and after they pulled it again they discovered Sara mendacity absolutely clothed in the course of the mattress along with her head up and her fingers mendacity on her chest, the listening to was instructed.
Ambulance crews have been referred to as to the tackle the place they pronounced the kid lifeless simply after 4am.
She was recognized utilizing the DNA of her mom Olga Sharif, who lives in Somerset, and one other relative.
Sharif household lawyer Attiq Malik outdoors Guildford Magistrates’ Courtroom – Jonathan Brady/PA
The defendants, of Woking, spoke solely to verify their names, dates of delivery and addresses and didn’t enter any pleas to the 2 costs.
Urfan Sharif had his head down because the prosecution briefly outlined the case towards the defendants.
Sharif was carrying a gray jail subject tracksuit, Malik wore a crimson T-shirt and blue denims and Batool was wearing black. They have been every flanked by a dock officer.
Two of the defendants required an Urdu interpreter.
The court docket heard {that a} autopsy examination was carried out on Aug 15 2023 however that the precise reason for demise was but to be established.
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