Sara Sharif’s murder-accused father has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his daughter.
Minicab driver Urfan Sharif, 42, called police in the early hours of 10 August last year saying he had beaten her “too much” for being “naughty”, the court previously heard.
The 10-year-old’s body was found in a bunkbed at the family home in Woking, Surrey, with dozens of injuries, including bruises, burns, broken bones and bite marks, after he and the rest of the family had fled to Pakistan.
Sharif is on trial alongside Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle Faisal Malik, 29, at the Old Bailey, where they all deny murder.
Sharif said he had initially taken responsibility to save his family, but giving evidence in court blamed his wife for killing his daughter.
He told jurors on Wednesday: “I accept every single thing.”
He made the admission under cross-examination as Batool sobbed in the dock.
The trial continues.
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