Sara Sharif's father confesses to killing her daughter in call to police
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He, with his family, is on the run and wanted by the police
(Web Desk) - The murder episode of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her house with bruises all over her body, has taken a chilling turn.
In a shocking development, her father - Urfan Sharif - has confessed to killing her daughter. He told police on call that, "I've killed my daughter. I legally punished her, and she died.”
When the call was made, he and the rest of his family were already thousands of miles away.
Sara had suffered dozens of injuries, including bruising, burns and broken bones when her body was found in an upstairs bedroom on a bottom bunk bed in her home in Surrey.
In an almost eight-minute long call, he was heard crying before he told the operator: "I've killed my daughter".
He also said: "I legally punished her, and she died," adding "she was naughty", and: "I beat her up, it wasn't my intention to kill her, but I beat her up too much".
Prosecutors say Sara was killed on Aug 8 before Sharif and his family spent more than £5,000 to fly to Pakistan the following day, landing on Aug 10.
Police later found a note in his handwriting by her body, next to her pillow.
"It's me Urfan Sharif who killed my daughter by beating. I am running away because I am scared but I promise that I will hand over myself and take punishment," the note said.
