Tag: Sara Sharif

  • Three witnesses to Sara Sharif’s murder in court

    Three witnesses to Sara Sharif’s murder in court

    Sara Sharif‘s dad, stepmom, and uncle went to the Old Bailey and were told that they will go on trial for a murder case next fall.

    Urfan Sharif, his wife Beinash Batool, and Urfan’s brother, Faisal Malik, are accused of causing or allowing the death of a child.

    All three people appeared in court on Tuesday using a video connection instead of being physically present.

    The court learned that after Sara died, they discovered she had many old and new injuries.

    They had a broken collarbone, several broken ribs, and bleeding in the brain.

    Sara was found dead at her house in Woking on 10 August.

    A post-mortem examination showed that Sara had many severe injuries.

    Lawyer Giles Bedloe said that the investigations to determine how Sara died after her death are still ongoing.

    Sara Sharif’s dead body was discovered at her house on August 10th.

    MrSharif, who is 41 years old, Ms. Batool, who is 29 years old, and Mr. Malik, who is 28 years old, all live on Hammond Road in Woking, Surrey. They only spoke to say their names and dates of birth.

    They have to go to court on 1 December to say whether they are guilty or not and their trial will happen in September 2024.

    Judge Mark Lucraft KC ordered that all three defendants be kept in jail until their next court session.

  • Sara Sharif: Pakistani court relocates siblings to government childcare facility

    Sara Sharif: Pakistani court relocates siblings to government childcare facility

    A judge in Pakistan has said that Sara Sharif‘s brothers and sisters, who came from the UK with their dad, should go to a special place where the government will take care of them.

    The five kids were discovered at their grandpa’s house, and he wished to keep taking care of them.

    Sara, a 10-year-old girl, was discovered dead at her house in Woking, Surrey, on August 10th. This happened a day after her father, uncle, and step-mother partner left the country.

    Post-mortem tests showed that Sara had many serious injuries all over her body.

    Sara’s dad, Urfan Sharif, her stepmom Beinash Batool, and her brother Faisal Malik, along with five kids aged one to 13, went away from the UK.

    Surrey Police want to talk to three grown-ups as part of a murder investigation for Sara’s death.

    The police in Pakistan have not found them yet.

    On Tuesday, the court decided that Sara’s five siblings should go to a government childcare facility in Pakistan for a little while.

    The decision did not say how much time the kids can stay at the government place. It also does not decide where the kids will eventually go.

    Before, the kids were taken by their family members while there were armed police and local media all around them. They were brought into court, and this lasted for about 40 minutes. The organization determined that it did not have the authority to make the decision.

    Then, the brothers and sisters were brought to a different court. Finally, the judge asked the children to come inside. Some people were lifted or held by their aunts or female police officers.

    While the judge was asking their grandfather and his lawyer questions, they sat on chairs on the side, with their legs hanging down. The oldest child took care of the youngest, walking back and forth in a courtyard while gently bouncing them.

    At one time, the kids’ family brought drinks in boxes and cookies in small packages.

    All five people were taken to a police car and had to wait there before the judge made his decision.

    Sara’s grandpa, Muhammad Sharif, who is Urfan Sharif’s dad, didn’t say anything when he left the court.

    The police took the children from Mr. Sharif’s house on Monday in Jhelum. They returned them on the condition that he would bring them to court the following day.

    Earlier, he said to BBC News that the kids have been living at his house since they came on August 10th.

    “MrSharif said that I didn’t allow them to leave because they had arrived from the UK. ”

    I told Urfan and Beinash that they can go wherever they want to, but I won’t allow the children to go with you. Simpler words: I informed Urfan and Beinash that they are free to go wherever they wish, but I won’t permit the children to accompany them. Nobody had asked me about the children until today.

    People asked me about Urfan, Faisal, and Beinash, but nobody asked me about the children.

    He later explained that if someone had asked him about the safety of children, he would have assured them that the children were in good hands with him. I have the right to care about them more than anyone else.

    He said that his son and his partner didn’t call him. He thinks it’s because they were afraid of the police punishing him.

    MrSharif had said many times before that he didn’t talk to his son or know where the family was.

    BBC News also talked to Urfan Sharif’s sisters, who said that the children were really sad when they were taken away from their grandfather’s house.

    Farzana Malik said that the children were crying and the police were taking them away forcefully.

    “They were very sad and kept saying, ‘we don’t want to leave, we don’t want to leave. ‘”

    People who were there saw police officers go into the building a little before 4:30 pm local time on Monday. Police officers stopped cars and made sure no one could film on their mobile phones, according to people living nearby.

    MrSharif said that the police broke the CCTV cameras and the gates of his home.

    The police said they had the children, but Sara’s dad, stepmom, and uncle weren’t with them. The police said the kids didn’t argue about going.

    Surrey Police said in a statement that they are working closely with Surrey County Council and international partners, such as Interpol, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and the National Crime Agency, to figure out what to do next.

    The force said that they are still focused on keeping these five children safe and well taken care of.

    The council of Surrey County stated that its main concern is the well-being of the children.

    Tim Oliver, who is in charge of Surrey County Council, said that they are working non-stop with different groups like the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Surrey Police, Interpol, and the National Crime Agency to make sure the children are safe and well. They are doing this through the legal processes that are happening right now.

    Muhammad Sharif told the BBC on Friday that he sent a message to his son, saying he should give up to the police.

    Muhammad Sharif and his family say that the police have been bothering them, taking some family members away without a good reason, and searching their houses without permission. He said that the police are making false accusations against them to put more pressure on them.

    The police said no or the police disagree with this.

    Last week, there was a video where Sara’s stepmother talked in front of people for the very first time since they found the body of the 10-year-old girl. Sara’s dad was in the video too, but he didn’t talk. Batool read from a notebook.

    Ms Batool said that Sara’s death was an “event” and that she and Urfan Sharif are ready to help UK authorities.

    She said the family is hiding because they are scared that the Pakistani police might hurt them and cause their death. The head of the Jhelum police said to the BBC that the claims of mistreatment and pain inflicted on family members are not true.

    Sara’s father called for help as soon as he arrived in Islamabad, Pakistan. Sadly, Sara’s body was found soon after.

  • Sara Sharif death: Police in Pakistan remove kids from home of Sara’s grandfather

    Sara Sharif death: Police in Pakistan remove kids from home of Sara’s grandfather

    Sara Sharif’s grandfather told the BBC that five children who went from the UK to Pakistan with Sara’s father have been taken away from his house, where they were hiding.

    The people next door said that many police officers searched the house on Monday.

    A 10-year-old girl was found dead in her family’s house in Woking on August 10th. Her father and his partner had left the country the day before.

    The tests after Sara’s death showed that she had many severe injuries.

    Sara’s grandfather, Muhammad Sharif, said that he hid the children in his home in a city called Jhelum in the north-eastern part of the country. However, he didn’t mention for how long the children stayed there.

    On Monday, a little before 4:30 PM local time (11:30 AM GMT), the BBC was informed by neighbors that the police had come to search the house.

    People who saw what happened said to the BBC that many police officers gathered outside the building, made the cars stop and didn’t let anyone record videos with their phones.

    Mr Sharif said that the police took all five children away.

    He said that the officers broke his home’s cameras and gates. He had previously said many times that he didn’t talk to his son or know where the family was.

    The police said they have the kids. Sara’s dad, stepmom, and Uncle Faisal Malik were not there with them.

    A person who lives nearby told the BBC that the police, including female police officers, went into the house with force. They broke the security camera at the door and went inside. While inside, additional police officers came outside and halted the flow of vehicles. They prevented people from using their mobile phones to film.

    On Friday, Muhammad Sharif told the BBC that he had told his son Urfan Sharif to give himself up to the police two or three days ago.

    He and his family say that the police have bothered them, held some of them without a reason, and searched their houses without permission. Muhammad Sharif also claimed that the police made up false charges against them to make things even more difficult.

    The police said it didn’t happen.

  • Grandfather and uncles of Sara Sharif arrested by Pakistani police

    Grandfather and uncles of Sara Sharif arrested by Pakistani police

    The family members of Sara Sharif‘s dad have been taken by the police in Pakistan for asking them some questions.

    Sara’s dad, Urfan Sharif, who is 41 years old, and his partner Beinash Batool, who is 29 years old, left the UK for Pakistan after Sara was discovered dead and by herself at their house in Woking, Surrey, on August 10.

    A body examination showed that she had many injuries that were severe and happened for a long time.

    A spokesperson from the police in Jehlum, which is a city 108 miles north-west of Lahore, said that Sharif and his wife, Batool, are hiding. The police have also taken 10 of their close relatives into custody for questioning as part of an investigation.

    According to the spokesperson, Mohammad Sharif, who is Urfan’s father, along with his brothers and cousins, were among the people who were arrested.

    Police in Pakistan frequently arrest the family members of wanted suspects. However, they are not put in jail to prevent a court from getting involved.

    On Wednesday, Sara’s stepmother talked to the public for the first time since the little girl was discovered dead.

    In a video shared online by Sky, Batool calmly refers to Sara’s death as an “event” and says that she and Sharif are ready to help UK authorities with the situation.

    Sharif and Batool, along with their five children, who are between the ages of one and 13, have left Britain. Surrey Police is interested in talking to them about Sara’s death.

    Sara’s mom, Olga Sharif, recently talked to a Polish TV show called Uwaga. She shared about the difficult time she had when she went to see her daughter’s body.

    She said: ‘One side of her face was puffy and the other side had a bruise. ‘

    “Even now, when I close my eyes, I can still picture what my baby looked like. ”

    Ms Sharif and her husband stopped living together in 2015. Sara and her older brother lived with Ms. Sharif until 2019. Then, the family court decided that they should live with their father.

    Ms Sharif could still see her children and it was initially easy, but it got more difficult as time went on.

    Sara’s grandfather told the BBC that the girl’s death was unintentional. He also mentioned that three family members who went to Pakistan will eventually come back to be questioned by the police.

    Muhammad Sharif said he saw Sara’s dad shortly after arriving in Jhelum, a city in South Asia. He mentioned that his son left the UK because he was scared.

    The police in Surrey are asking for help to understand more about Sara’s life.

  • Unexpected public statement made by Sara Sharif’s stepparents

    Unexpected public statement made by Sara Sharif’s stepparents

    Sara Sharif‘s stepmother and father have shared a strange video, which is their first public statement since the girl passed away.

    This morning, Beinash Batool, 29, spoke in a video shown on Sky News. She read a statement from a notebook while Urfan Sharif, 41, did not say anything.

    She didn’t show any feelings when she said that Sara’s death was just “an incident” and that she and Mr. Sharif are ready to help the UK authorities.

    First, I want to mention Sara. Sara died unexpectedly. My relatives in Pakistan are having a really hard time with everything that is happening,” she said.

    The media is spreading false information and making up lies. Sharif’s brother never said that Sara fell down the stairs and broke her neck. This was shared through a Pakistani news source. I am very concerned about Imran’s safety.

    All our family members are hiding because they are afraid for their safety. The children can’t go to school because they are scared to go outside their house. Nobody is going outside of the house.

    The adults are scared and can’t go outside, so there is no food left for the kids. That’s why we are hiding.

    ‘Lastly, we are ready to work with the UK authorities and present our argument in court. ’

    Sara was found dead in her house in Woking, Surrey on August 10. The police were called by Urfan from Pakistan.

    The reason why she died has not been found yet. A study done after she died said that she had many injuries for a long time.

    Urfan, Beinash, and Faisal Shahzad Malik, who is 28 years old, all ran away to Pakistan after her death. Since then, there has been a global search for them.

    Sara Sharif’s mom also shared her sadness after seeing her daughter’s swollen and bruised body at the mortuary.

    She told Mr. Sharif and Ms. Batool to step forward before, and said that life will never be like before after Sara’s death.

    She strongly disagrees with Mr. Sharif’s brother, Imran, who says her daughter had an accident and broke her neck by falling down the stairs. She believes that if there really was an accident, it wouldn’t make sense for them to secretly travel out of the country.

  • Family of Sara Sharif being “harassed” by police

    Family of Sara Sharif being “harassed” by police

    The father of Sara Sharif‘s grandfather has asked his own son to go to the police after Sara, who was 10 years old, died.

    Muhammad Sharif, who is 68 years old, also said that the police are bothering his family and have arrested some of his family members.

    The police want to talk to Muhammad Sharif’s son Urfan Sharif, his partner Beinash Batool, and his brother Faisal Shahzad Malik. This is because Sara was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, last month.

    Officers think that Urfan Sharif, who is 41 years old, went to Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, the day before they found Sara’s body. He went there with Ms Batool, who is 29 years old, Mr Malik, who is 28 years old, and five children aged between one and 13 years old.

    Mr Sharif asked the police to let his family members go.
    ‘I have done everything that I can to get in touch with Urfan and ask him to show up and share his perspective. ’

    Mr Sharif said in an interview with The Sunday Times that his son had visited their home in Jhelum, Punjab province, for a short time in August.

    A report done after Sara’s death last month showed that she had many injuries that were probably caused over a long period of time.

    They do not know the exact reason she died yet, but they think it was probably not a natural death, according to what was said in the investigation.

    According to Surrey County Council, authorities already knew about her before. Surrey Police said they had some contact with Sara’s family in the past, but it was limited and happened a long time ago.

    Urfan Sharif phoned emergency services in Pakistan on the day his daughter’s body was discovered, saying that he was worried about her well-being, as stated by the officers.
    The police in Pakistan are doing everything they can to find the family. Interpol and other agencies are also helping to search for them.

    Last week, Ms Batool’s cousin told her to return to the UK and surrender to the police.

    The person, who didn’t want their name to be known, said that Ms Batool was not in contact with her parents anymore because she ran away to get married to Mr Sharif.

    Last month, the police in Jhelum, Pakistan, informed Sky News that Imran Sharif, Sara’s uncle, was in their custody but not formally charged.

    He said to the officers that the family’s story was that Sara had an accident at home, according to the police.

    He is accused of telling the officers that Beinash was at home with the children. Sara had an accident and hurt her neck badly while going down the stairs. Beinash got scared and called Urfan.

    Sara’s mother, Olga Sharif, has been helped by special officers after Sara died.

  • Sara’s father claims her death was an accident – grandad

    Sara’s father claims her death was an accident – grandad

    Sara Sharif‘s grandfather said that her father stated her death was an accident. Sara was 10 years old at the time.

    Muhammad Sharif, Urfan Sharif’s dad, spoke to the BBC and said he saw his son when he came to Pakistan.

    Muhammad said it was an accident, and Urfan didn’t tell him how it happened. Urfan left the UK because he was scared.

    After Sara passed away, tests were done on her and they found she had many serious injuries.

    The police in Pakistan have been searching for Urfan, his partner, and his brother for many weeks, but they have not been able to locate them. The three family members went to Pakistan from the UK on August 9th. Sara’s body was found in Woking, Surrey the next day.

    Muhammad told the BBC that he saw his son in Pakistan when Urfan visited Jhelum, the city where Muhammad grew up and where most of his family still resides.

    Muhammad said Urfan came to Pakistan because he was scared, even though his death was an accident.

    “His daughter passed away, and when you experience such intense pain, it becomes difficult to think clearly. ”

    When Sharif was asked how he felt about his son going to Pakistan, he said, “All I can say is that they should have dealt with the problem. ” They should have stayed where they were and dealt with it instead of coming to Pakistan.

    He said, “Eventually, they will return to the UK and deal with their situation. ”

    Muhammad looked very sad when talking about Sara.

    “I am very sad because my granddaughter died. ” The sadness will be with me forever.

    He mentioned that she had been to Pakistan two times. She was very beautiful in every aspect. You can’t just focus on one thing, she was a very nice granddaughter.

    He had a special message for his son, Urfan, his partner Beinash Batool, and his brother Faisal Malik. They departed from the UK on August 9th. The police want to talk to all three of them about the murder investigation.

    No matter where they are, they can hear this. I think they should speak up, explain their side, whatever it may be. They need to respond to the questions. I do not believe they should continue to hide.

    The police in Pakistan believe that the family arrived at Islamabad international airport on August 10th. They then traveled to the city of Jhelum and stayed there for a few days. They made a short stop in the village of Domeli and left on August 13th.

    Muhammad says that he hasn’t talked to Urfan recently. The police told the BBC that at first, the family said Urfan had not visited them at all. Muhammad said it wasn’t right and he never denied seeing his son in the UK.


    The police are looking for Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, his partner Beinash Batool and his brother Faisal Malik.

    Urfan’s family in Pakistan has sued the Jhelum police two times because they believe that they wrongly arrested some of Urfan’s brothers and brothers-in-law. The police said they won’t arrest them anymore. The police said in court on Tuesday that they are not keeping them. The judge ordered the police to write a report within two weeks to explain what happened.

    Muhammad Sharif told us that we have encountered many issues in the past three weeks. Some of my children are trying to escape or hide from something, while others are being taken care of by the police. People are not talking to us because they are afraid of the police.

  • Cause of Sara’s death unknown but probably not natural – inquest

    Cause of Sara’s death unknown but probably not natural – inquest

    The cause of 10-year-old Sara Sharif‘s death remains a mystery, as mentioned during the investigation.

    Sara was found dead at her home in Woking on 10 August. Her relatives had gone to Pakistan a day before.

    It was not yet determined exactly how she died, but it is likely that her death was unnatural. This information was heard during an investigation into her death at Surrey Coroner’s Court.

    At the beginning of the investigation, Coroner Simon Wickens postponed the hearing for six months so that the police can continue their investigation.

    The police started searching for someone from another country after they found Sara’s dead body.

    The police are looking for three people: Sara’s dad, Urfan Sharif, who is 41 years old; Urfan’s partner, Beinash Batool, who is 29 years old; and Urfan’s brother, Faisal Malik, who is 28 years old.
    Mr Wickens, the local official in charge of determining causes of death in Surrey, explained that he doesn’t usually postpone legal proceedings for such a long time. However, due to the difficulty of the police investigation and the involvement of international matters, he has decided to make this exception.

    He said that Sara Sharif was born in Slough in January 2013 and passed away in her house in Woking.

    She was confirmed to have died on August 10, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she died exactly then.

    They compared the DNA of the woman with her mother, Olga Sharif, to figure out who she was.

    During the court proceedings, it was stated that the pathologist, Nathaniel Carey, couldn’t determine the exact reason for the person’s death. However, he mentioned that it was probably not a natural death.

    The person in charge of the investigation into Sara’s death expressed his heartfelt sympathy to her family and postponed the inquiry until 29 February.

    None of her family members were there at the beginning of the legal investigation.
    At the moment, the police in Pakistan are expanding their search for Sara’s family.

    Police officers informed the BBC that they have increased their investigation to two additional places near the city of Jhelum. This means they are now searching in a total of four areas because they received new details from different sources.

    Police in the UK said that Mr. Sharif, who is 41 years old, called emergency services from Pakistan. This call helped them locate Sara’s body soon after Mr. Sharif arrived in Islamabad.

    Last week, a court in Pakistan said that Mr. Sharif’s family members in the country cannot be held for questioning about his location.

    After Sharif’s family said that the police unlawfully arrested two of his brothers who live in Pakistan, it happened.

  • The killing of 10-year-old girl sparks global manhunt

    The killing of 10-year-old girl sparks global manhunt

    Following the passing of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, three people are still being sought out globally.

    Sara, whose corpse was discovered unattended in the early hours of Thursday at her Woking, Surrey, home after a call for her wellbeing, will have a post-mortem examination later.

    According to Surrey Police, the three individuals it was looking for departed the country the day before.

    To find them, the force is collaborating with foreign law enforcement.

    The neighbourhood was shocked by her death, according to the local imam.

    Imam of the Shah Jahan Mosque Hafiz Hashmi claimed he has been unable to sleep lately.

    “We are incredibly shocked and saddened,” he said on BBC Radio Surrey. Can’t believe such a thing could happen to such a good kid.

    We pray for the girl’s soul to find peace because we don’t know the details of her death. We hope that we can uncover the facts about how she died so that the girl’s kin may bury her.

    People are startled and unable to comprehend how this could occur to such a defenceless infant.
    To find them, the force is collaborating with foreign law enforcement.

    In addition, a nearby church was made available for neighbourhood people to visit for “prayer, reflection, or comfort,” and flowers were put outside the house as a mark of respect.

    The semi-detached home on Hammond Road had a significant police presence last week, and neighbours told reporters a Pakistani family with six “very young” children had moved in in April.

    A neighbour who preferred to remain anonymous stated of Sara that she “appeared to help look after her younger brothers and sisters, and especially the baby” after the body of Sara was found.

    They said that they “seemed a happy family who cared for all their children”.

    On August 10, at around 02:50 BST, Sara’s body was discovered at the unoccupied residence.

    Investigators are still on the scene at the Hammond Road property, and formal identification has not yet taken place.