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Sara Sharif: Girl, 10, wore hijab to hide injuries, court told

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Sara Sharif began wearing the religious headscarf in January 2023 - seven months before her body was found.

Her father Urfan Sharif , 42 , stepmother Beinash Batool , 30 , and uncle, Faisal Malik , 29 , deny murder.

Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC said the hijab was indicative of the need to conceal injuries to her face and head from the outside world’.

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