And it should've been obvious to Urfan that Sara, barely able to walk or breathe, couldn't be "naughty" even in the unlikely event that she was undeterred by life-threatening consequences. Household footage of Arthur L-H showed him too weak to walk or lift his duvet from the floor. Yet the beatings continued.
I said this about the keys post 575
Exactly, which would suggest that "being naughty" was nothing more than a fabricated cover story. And we already know who was creating such a cover story over many whatsapp messages sent to her sister.
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Not Machiavellian in a particularly intelligent way, IMO. But certainly cold, cunning and ruthless when triggered (and neighbours say her fuse is short). I'm thinking of the neighbour's comment in court that Batool's resigned facial expression actually scared her when Urfan was undermining her in public. The same neighbour too timid to report the screaming plucked up the courage to tell Urfan not to talk about his wife that way. It must have been pretty derogatory! Made me wonder if that was yet one more strike against Sara in B's mind. She couldn't get away with physical revenge on Urfan. But she could tell him something triggering about his daughter knowing he'd "beat her black". JMO
Yes. If B was really toying with the idea of reporting Urfan or separating from him, as she texted, she would've been mouthing "HELP" to Sarah's teacher when she had the chance. Not being sarcastic about "jumping to conclusions again" and blaming Sarah for poking herself with a pen. It was her golden chance to be safe from Urfan. Sadly her move was to "homeschool" Sara soon after.
Anyone else gutted by how thin the children all look compared to very well-covered Batool and Urfan? I don't imagine a taxi driver's wage stretches too far with a household of that many mouths. But I would definitely be feeding my kids ahead of myself, husband and leech brother-in-law if money was scarce. Also I'd be ordering food and forking out for wound treatments instead of hijabs and parcel tape JMO
No toys, drawings, shoes, everything is white or beige, breakable vase on a very sharp cornered coffee table for a family with toddlers...
The one common theme I see running through all the children killed in the most horrific of circumstances by parents and step parents is "child was known to social services " How much time do these government institutions need to ' fill in the cracks " they so often proclaim these children fall through. This has been the go to phrase since at least the late 80s . It irritates me .
Any theories on the end game for thuggish, violent parents? Does it come as a total surprise when their child's pulse stops despite the signs? Surely adults with the cognitive function enough to pass their drivers license and effect online grocery shopping aren't caught off guard when a dying human dies? Yet as eerily calm as they seemed, there was still some panic in the frantic phone calls and plans to leave the country. Some loose ends untied. Do they anticipate that the whole thing will blow over because the whole of society will find the child as void of value as they do? Or do they think their dying child will heal, pull through and leave home at 16 or 17 having "straightened out" and learnt all their brutal lessons? JMO
Friday, November 1
In the trail of those accused of the murder of 10-year-ol Sara Sharif at the Old Bailey today
the agreed facts of the case were reviewed
which included:
- reports from Sara’s school,
- significant items seized from the address at Hammond Road,
- bank account statements,
- and details of the arrests of the defendants.
The court heard how concerns were noted by Sara’s school over bruising on her body
in June 2022 and March 2023.
Several items that were seized from Sara’s home address were also reviewed by the court.
These included
a leather belt which had
full DNA samples
at both ends for Sara Sharif, Urfan Sharif and Faisal Malik.
