Sara Sharif’s killers received £700,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid
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.
“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.
He got £272,000 for his defence.
Legal aid is paid to lawyers, not defendants, to ensure a fair trial.
The Ministry of Justice was asked to comment.