Police in Pakistan ‘raid 20 homes’ in seek for Sara Sharif’s household
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olice in Pakistan have reportedly raided not less than 20 properties within the seek for kinfolk of Sara Sharif.
The 10-year-old’s physique was discovered at her household dwelling in Hammond Road, Woking, on August 10 after police had been known as from Pakistan by her father Urfan Sharif.
A autopsy examination discovered she had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries” over a “sustained and extended” time frame.
Sara was dwelling with Mr Sharif and his accomplice Beinash Batool when she died.
The couple and Mr Sharif’s brother, 28-year-old Faisal Malik, are thought to have fled to Pakistan together with 5 kids on August 9, the day earlier than Sara’s physique was found.
The trio are wished by police within the UK for questioning.
Police in Pakistan had been on Thursday morning finishing up raids on properties, concentrating on the cities of Jhelum and Mirpur, in northern Pakistan, in response to Sky News.
It got here a day after Sara’s stepmother, 29, broke her silence following the younger lady’s dying.
She and Mr Sharif, 41, appeared in a grainy video clip shared on Wednesday, during which Ms Batool described Sara’s dying as “an incident” and mentioned the couple had been “willing to cooperate with the UK authorities”.
Sara Sharif: Stepmother of lady discovered lifeless at Woking dwelling says household ‘prepared to co-operate’ with UK authorities
Reading a ready assertion from a notepad, Ms Batool mentioned within the quick clip: “Firstly, I would like to talk about Sara. Sara’s death was an incident. Our family in Pakistan are severely affected by all that is going on.”
She went on to accuse the media of “giving wrong statements and making up lies”.
“All our family members have gone into hiding as everyone is scared for their safety,” she mentioned.
“No-one is leaving the house. The groceries have run out and there is no food for the kids.”
She ended by saying: “Lastly, we are willing to cooperate with the UK authorities and fight our case in court.”
Mr Sharif was seated beside her within the footage however remained silent.
Sara’s mom, Olga Sharif, has advised of the grief she felt as she went to establish her daughter’s physique within the mortuary.
“One of her cheeks was swollen and the other side was bruised,” she told Polish television programme Uwaga!.
“Even now, when I close my eyes I can see what my baby looked like.”
Ms Sharif mentioned within the interview she had separated from her husband in 2015, and Sara and her older brother had lived along with her till 2019 when the household court docket dominated they need to reside with their father.
Ms Sharif nonetheless had equal rights to see the youngsters and mentioned whereas that was straightforward to take care of initially, it grew to become more and more more durable over time.
Sara’s grandfather previously told the BBC Sara’s death was an “accident” and three relations who left the UK for Pakistan will “ultimately” return to face police questioning.
Surrey Police is interesting for info to assist them piece collectively an image of Sara’s life.
Surrey County Council advised the PA news company she was recognized to the native authority.