A court in the UK has heard that a 10-year-old girl, Sara Sharif, who was allegedly killed by her father, stepmother and uncle started wearing a hijab seven months before her death. She reportedly began wearing it to hide facial injuries she had sustained in the lead up to her death. Her father, Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool, and uncle, Faisal Malik, are currently on trial for murder and deny the allegations.
Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC told the court that Sara’s primary school had noticed a bruise under her left eye in June 2022, a bruise on her chin and dark mark on her right eye in March 2023. She gave multiple conflicting tales of how she got the injuries and used her hijab to conceal her face when questioned by teachers. The court also heard from a neighbour who found it unusual that Sara was the only member of her large extended family that lived at the address to be dressed in a hijab.
The prosecutor added that hoods made from plastic bags bound with parcel tape
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