Sara Sharif’s mum Olga Sharif described her killers as “sadists” and “cowards”.
Three members of Sara Sharif’s family have taken their seats in the dock at the Old Bailey before their sentencing for the 10-year-old’s death.
Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder and her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was convicted of causing or allowing her death by a jury last week.
The trio are flanked by three security guards and the courtroom is full.
In a victim impact statement read to the court by prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones KC, Ms Sharif said: “Sara was always smiling. She had her own unique character. The only thing I had left to give to my daughter was to give her a beautiful Catholic funeral that she deserves.
“She is now an angel who looks down on us from heaven, she is no longer experiencing violence.
“To this day, I can’t understand how someone can be such a sadist to a child.
Sara Sharif (Image: Surrey Police) Addressing the defendants in the dock, she said: “You are sadists although even this word is not enough for you. I would say, you are executioners.”
Mr Emlyn Jones said Mrs Sharif had expressed a view about the sentence the defendants should receive and referred to them as “these cowards”.
The three defendants will be told how long their sentences will be shortly.
Sharif and Batool face mandatory life sentences.