Sara Sharif: 10-year-old discovered lifeless at Woking house beforehand ‘identified to authorities’ – as police proceed hunt for father

Sara Sharif – the 10-year-old lady discovered lifeless at her house in Woking – was beforehand identified to authorities, Surrey County Council has mentioned.

Sara was discovered lifeless on 10 August, with a autopsy revealing she had “suffered multiple and extensive injuries”, which had been “likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time”.

Police in the UK have identified her father, Urfan Sharif, his accomplice, Beinash Batool, and Mr Sharif’s brother, Faisal Shahzad Malik, as individuals they need to converse to as a part of a homicide investigation.

On Sunday, Surrey County Council mentioned Sara was identified to the authority earlier than her demise.

“We cannot comment further while the Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership’s thorough review process is ongoing,” a spokesperson for the authority mentioned.

The council mentioned it was “working tirelessly with our safeguarding partners to gain a full understanding of the situation as quickly as possible”.

On Friday, council chief Tim Oliver mentioned: “This is an incredibly sad situation and our thoughts and deepest condolences are with everyone affected.”

He mentioned the nationwide Child Safeguarding panel had been notified of the demise and a multi-agency fast evaluate was below manner, in keeping with normal course of following the demise of a kid.

He defined: “This fast evaluate will decide whether or not an area little one safeguarding apply evaluate (LCSPR) is to be undertaken by the Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership.

“An LCSPR is a statutory process, bringing together partners including the police, health, social care and education to review practice of all agencies involved, organisational structures and learning.”

It comes after police in japanese Pakistan mentioned they had been in search of to arrest Mr Sharif in reference to Sara’s demise.

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According to authorities, Mr Sharif travelled to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, with Ms Batool and Mr Malik on 9 August – the day earlier than Sara’s physique was discovered.

Mr Sharif’s household house is in Jhelum, Punjab, round 84 miles from the capital.

Officer Imran Ahmed mentioned police discovered proof that Mr Sharif briefly returned to Jhelum, earlier than leaving and going into hiding.

Another officer in Jhelum, Nisar Ahmed, mentioned he and his males visited the village of Kari – the place Mr Sharif was born – however discovered the household left round 20 years in the past and by no means returned.

There isn’t any formal extradition treaty between the UK and Pakistan.

However, Pakistan has transferred individuals to the UK up to now, together with Piran Ditta Khan, who was extradited to the UK in April in connection with the 2005 killing of PC Sharon Beshenivsky.

The reason behind Sara’s death is “still to be established”.

According to UK police, Mr Sharif known as 999 from Islamabad on 10 August, expressing a priority for his eldest daughter’s security – though the precise particulars of the dialog are unknown.

Sky News has seen the passports and holding plane tickets for Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Mr Malik.

Eight tickets in complete had been booked by Sara’s father.

These had been for 3 adults and 5 youngsters – and paid for by his brother Mr Malik at a price of round £5,100, in accordance with a journey agent that offered the tickets.

Officers from Surrey Police have remained on the household’s property in Hammond Road in Horsell, a village lower than a mile north of Woking city centre.