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Sara Sharif's father and stepmother will not have murder sentences reduced, appeal judges rule
- Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their life sentences for their daughter Sara Sharif's murder, receiving minimum terms of 40 years and 33 years, respectively, as confirmed by the judges.
- Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, also lost his appeal against a 16-year sentence for causing or allowing her death.
- The appeal judges upheld the trial judge's assessment, stating, "We are not persuaded that anything less than a whole life order was unduly lenient," indicating the severity of the case.
- The Solicitor General argued that Sara's murder warranted a whole life order, calling it a "truly awful case of a murder of a child," which the court accepted.
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Sara Sharif's father and stepmother lose appeal to reduce sentences as judge says they should have received whole life order
The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have failed in their Court of Appeal bids to reduce their life sentences for the 10-year-old's murder
·London, United Kingdom
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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, after being found guilty of her murder. Sara’s uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and jailed for 16 years. In a televise…
·New York, United States
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Total News Sources16
Leaning Left4Leaning Right3Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution36% Left, 36% Center
Bias Distribution
- 36% of the sources lean Left, 36% of the sources are Center
36% Center
L 36%
C 36%
R 27%
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