Sara Sharif ‘never smiled once’ in months before death, says neighbour

Sara Sharif began to wear a hijab to school to ‘conceal injuries to her face and head’, jurors have been told (Surrey Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Sara Sharif “never smiled once” in the months before she was allegedly murdered by three members of her family, a neighbour has told jurors.

The Old Bailey heard that the 10-year-old girl had not mixed with her family during a summer’s party, and that neighbours had been told she was homeschooled due to bullying.