The father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their sentences after she was killed. Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, were jailed for life in December, with minimum terms of 40 and 33 years respectively, after being found guilty of Sara's murder.

Little Sara Sharif was hit with a cricket bat and iron bar, and even as the 10-year-old schoolgirl lay dying her dad came home and hit her in the stomach for 'pretending'

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif will not have their sentences for the 10-year-old's murder reduced, appeal judges have ruled.

The father of Sara Sharif should have been given a whole life order for his daughter's murder, the Court of Appeal has been told. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively in December last year after being found guilty of the 10-year-old's murder.

The family of Sara Sharif have had their appeal bids rejected after they were sentenced to life for the brutal torture and murder of the schoolgirl.

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce the minimum terms of their life sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were jailed for life with minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years respectively in December last year,