London, March 13, 2025 (AFP) - Parents of murdered UK-Pakistani girl appeal life terms

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2025-03-13

A UK court on Thursday will hear the appeals of the father and stepmother of a murdered British-Pakistani girl, who were jailed for life after killing the child following years of torture. The trial of Urfan Sharif and his wife Beinash Batool caused waves of revulsion in the UK as the horrific abuse suffered by the 10-year-old girl was revealed in a London court. There was anger too at how the bright, bubbly youngster had been failed by all the a......

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