Urfan Sharif, 42, the father of the 10-year-old, his wife Beinash Batool, 30, and brother, Faisal Malik, 29, all deny murder and causing or allowing the death of a child.

Kate Quilligan had been due to marry her sweetheart Myles 'Miley' Harty but, just hours before the ceremony, the young man was killed in a crash near Rathkeale, County Limerick

The court has heard from Sarah Sharif's stepmother how the youngster received "crazy" beatings because she had a “jinn in her".

Sara Sharif was beaten by her father because she had a “jinn in her”, her murder-accused stepmother claimed.

The Old Bailey heard today how 10-year-old Sara was punished for "naughty" behaviour such as hiding her dad's keys, with her relatives accused of carrying out a campaign of physical abuse

Social media messages read to the Old Bailey, where Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik are on trial, showed Sara's stepmother Batool told her sister: "I feel really sorry for her. He beat the crap out of her." All three deny murder or causing/allowing Sara's death.

Jurors at the Old Bailey are shown a series of messages between Sara's stepmother and her sisters.

Kelly Khumalo’s sister, Zandile Khumalo, has claimed that the men who killed Senzo Meyiwa were after her sister and not the late South African footballer, while insinuating that his late widow was the one who masterminded the hit.