The dying of 10-year-old Sara Sharif has sparked a world manhunt as police attempt to hint members of the family in reference to their investigation.
From the invention made by officers at a property in a small Surrey village – to police raids in Pakistan, Sky Information traces how the case has unfolded.
17 August – Sara’s physique discovered
The body of a 10-year-old girl is found at a house in Woking, Surrey, sparking a homicide investigation. She was later named as Sara Sharif.
A autopsy examination revealed she had suffered “a number of and intensive” accidents.
Her physique was discovered after her father referred to as 999 from Pakistan.
Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, her stepmother Beinash Batool, and his brother Faisal Shahzad Malik left the UK for Pakistan earlier than she was discovered {dead}.
19 August – Members of the family wished by police
A world manhunt was launched as Surrey Police recognized Sara’s father, stepmother and uncle in connection with her death.
On the identical day, police Pakistan mentioned they had been seeking to arrest Sara’s father Urfan Sharif.
23 August – Sara ‘fell down stairs’, uncle claims
Sara’s uncle advised officers the 10-year-old “fell down the stairs and broke her neck“, in response to police in Pakistan.
Sara’s stepmother later claimed he didn’t give a press release saying that, and the road had been “unfold by means of a Pakistani media outlet”.
29 August – inquest hears dying ‘more likely to be unnatural’
The inquest didn’t decide a explanation for dying and was adjourned till 29 February 2024 so police can proceed with their investigations.
6 September – stepmother releases video assertion
Sara’s stepmother spoke for the primary time in a video shared with Sky News and mentioned the household was prepared to co-operate with British authorities and “struggle our case in courtroom”.
She denied media experiences Mr Sharif’s brother Imran mentioned Sara fell down the steps and claimed the household had “gone into hiding”.
6 September – Sara’s mom speaks
Sara’s mom mentioned she is haunted by the sight of her daughter’s body in a mortuary.
Talking to the Polish tv programme Uwaga! she mentioned: “One among her cheeks was swollen and the opposite facet was bruised. No mom ought to should see one thing like that.”
Sara and her older brother had been residing with their mom from 2015 till 2019, when the household courtroom dominated they need to stay with their father.
Ms Sharif nonetheless had equal rights to see the youngsters and mentioned whereas that was simple to keep up initially, it grew to become tougher over time.
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‘Sara’s cheeks had been swollen and bruised’
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7 September – police raid 20 properties in Pakistan
Police in Pakistan raided a minimum of 20 properties nationwide within the seek for Sara’s household. The raids had been concentrated in Jhelum and Mirpur.
9 September – members of the family detained to “draw out” father
Police in Pakistan detained ten close relatives of Sara to attempt to attract her father out of hiding.
A spokesperson for Pakistan police mentioned detaining shut family could pressure the give up of Mr Sharif and Ms Batool.
11 September – 5 kids taken from Sara’s grandfather
5 kids had been recovered from Sara’s grandfather’s home in Pakistan by police looking for his son.
The youngsters, aged between one and 13, are understood to have travelled from the UK to Pakistan with Sara’s father.
A choose ruled they should be taken into care the next day.
Their grandfather Mohammad advised Sky Information the youngsters had been with him since they arrived in Pakistan over a month in the past and he felt it was his “obligation to guard them”.