Whole-life order for Sara Sharif’s father rejected by court of appeal

Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr also rejects bid from Urfan Sharif, his wife and brother to challenge their sentences

The father of Sara Sharif will not serve a whole-life order for the murder of the 10-year-old after the court of appeal rejected a bid to increase his 40-year sentence.

Urfan Sharif, 43, was convicted alongside his wife Beinash Batool, 30, of murdering Sara at the family home in Woking, Surrey, in August 2023.