Urfan Sharif, the father of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain told police that he killed his daughter.
According to prosecutor, the father called police from Pakistan and admitted he killed her at their Surrey home.
The murder trail of Sara Sharif will continue till December.
The prosecutor said that in the call, which lasted eight minutes and 34 seconds, Sharif told the operator that he “legally punished her” and she died.
Sharif, Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool and her uncle Faisal Malik have denied murdering the girl at the Old Bailey and they were charged.
Jurors were told Sharif’s case was that Batool was responsible for Sara’s death and his confession on the phone call and also in a note was false to protect her.
Later in the call to police, Sara’s father was said to have told the operator that Sara had been naughty and that he then beat her up, jurors heard.
The court also heard that next to Sara’s body was a note in Urfan Sharif’s handwriting.
The note says: “Whoever see this note it’s me Urfan Sharif who killed my daughter by beating. I am running away because I am scared but I promise I will hand over myself and take punishment.”
It added: “I swear to God that my intention was not to kill her but I lost it.”
What happened to Sara Sharif?
Sara Sharif’s death appears to have been caused by injuries. The three suspects fled to Pakistan and were arrested on their return to the UK.
Sara’s body was found on 10 August last year.
The court was told that Sara had external and internal injuries, including extensive bruising, burns and broken bones, old and new.
She had burns to her buttocks, caused by a domestic iron, and six “probable human bite marks” to her arms and legs, the prosecution said.
Dental impressions ruled out that the bite marks had been caused by the male defendants, but Batool had refused to provide the impressions, the court heard.
Sara also suffered injuries to her ribs, shoulder blades, fingers and 11 separate fractures to her spine, as well as signs of a traumatic brain injury, the prosecution added.
