Sara Sharif’s killers received £700,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid
Sara Sharif’s killers received £700,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid
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THE killers of schoolgirl Sara Sharif racked up a £700,000 taxpayer-funded legal aid bill. Taxi driver dad Urfan Sharif, 43, benefited from £236,000 — including £147,000 for solicitors and £89,000 for barristers at last year’s ten-week trial. During his trial he shockingly told jurors: “I accept every single thing.
![[Mugshot of Urfan Sharif.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-handout-custody-photo-issued-958131856_ab5e57.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
“She died because of me.”. Sara’s stepmum Beinash Batool, 30, got £201,000. The pair were jailed for life after being convicted of murdering ten-year-old Sara, in Woking, Surrey. Her uncle Faisal Malik, 29, who was found guilty of causing or allowing her death in 2023, was jailed for 16 years.
![[Mugshot of Beinash Batool.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-handout-custody-photo-issued-958131715_3e11d1.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
