Text messages between Beinash Batool, 30, the stepmother of Sara Sharif, and her sister discussed in court have revealed the extent of the shocking abuse that the 10 year old sustained at her home in Surrey

Charlene Masterson, 32, from Dublin, Ireland, revealed to The Indo Daily podcast, that she was abused by her manipulative father David Masterson, 56, who was later jailed for 17 years.

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.