The father of Sara Sharif has told a jury he was the "worst parent on the planet".Urfan Sharif described his parenting as "very bad" and accepted he was unkind and cruel under cross-examination at the Old Bailey.

Urfan Sharif had no answer as to how his daughter and another child suffered similar domestic iron burns and human bites, despite being the “common denominator”.

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, sobbed in the dock of the Old Bailey on Wednesday as he told jurors he takes 'full responsibility' for the death of his 10-year-old daughter Sara Sharif

Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her death but denied that he intended to kill her, a court has heard.

Urfan Sharif even confesses to whacking 10-year-old with metal pole as she lay dying – but continues to deny her murder

Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, made the admission under cross-examination as his wife Beinash Batool, 30, sobbed in the dock of the Old Bailey.

Sara Sharif’s father has accepted “full responsibility” for her death, a court has heard. Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, and uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, had denied murder after Sara’s body was found with dozens of injuries at the family’s home in Woking,

The father of Sara Sharif has told jurors he “takes full responsibility” for the death of his 10-year-old daughter.