UK - Sara Sharif, 10, found murdered in house, Surrey, Aug 2023 *POIs sought*

[imstilla.grandma]

LAHORE: Pakistani police are seeking to arrest a man in connection with the death of his 10-year-old daughter in the UK, officers in the eastern Punjab province said Saturday.

Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, on the southern outskirts of London, on Aug. 10, UK police said in a statement. They identified her father, Urfan, his partner, Beinash Batool, and Urfan’s brother, Faisal Malik, as people they want to speak to as part of their investigation.

An autopsy didn’t establish a cause of death but did show that Sara had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries, which are likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time,” the police statement said

Pakistani police seek to arrest father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who died in the UK

LAHORE: Pakistani police are seeking to arrest a man in connection with the death of his 10-year-old daughter in the UK, officers in the eastern Punjab province said Saturday. Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, on the southern outskirts of London, on Aug. 10, UK police said in a...

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[VioletLilac]

Why does it say they want to arrest the dad and not the other two? Apologies if that's been covered already as I haven't read the whole thread.

 

[JennieM]

Why does it say they want to arrest the dad and not the other two? Apologies if that's been covered already as I haven't read the whole thread.

He might be the prime suspect because he is the father and made the call to the police.

 

[Skigh]

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-08-21/could-police-have-told-public-sooner-about-trio-who-fled-to-pakistan

 

[JennieM]

Sara Sharif: Could police have told public sooner about trio who fled to Pakistan?​

Surrey Police denied the force was slow to release details of three people they want to speak to after a ten-year-old girl was found dead at home in Woking.

Local MP Jonathan Lord told ITV News London it was known "reasonably early" the trio had fled to Pakistan and questioned why officers didn't tell the public sooner.

Sara Sharif, 10, was found dead almost two weeks ago but it took officers eight days to tell the public that her father, stepmother and uncle were wanted for questioning.

[…]

"It became known reasonably early on that the people police wanted to talk to had fled abroad, maybe that could have been brought into the public domain a bit earlier on.

"But they were sure to say at the outset that there is no one locally they we are looking for and no danger locally.

[…]

In a statement Surrey Police said: "There were operational reasons why we were not able to confirm more details publicly earlier on in the investigation."

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2023-08-21/could-police-have-told-public-sooner-about-trio-who-fled-to-pakistan

 

[Chelly]

Interesting that the flat has been empty for 4 months since they left.

I thought council places are in demand by the needy.

4 months? Where did you see this?
Her body was discovered Aug 10 and the entire family vacated the previous day.

 

[Dotta]

Was the uncle living with the family?
Or was he visiting?

Strange that he paid for the tickets.
Rich uncle.

 

[Nikynoo]

4 months? Where did you see this?
Her body was discovered Aug 10 and the entire family vacated the previous day.

cotta is referring g to the family’s previous residence, a flat in Byfleet.

 

[iamshadow21]

4 months? Where did you see this?
Her body was discovered Aug 10 and the entire family vacated the previous day.

The flat that they are now searching, not the house that she was found in. Previous residence.

 

[Dotta]

4 months? Where did you see this?
Her body was discovered Aug 10 and the entire family vacated the previous day.

Please
read the tweet carefully.

 

[Skigh]

Why does it say they want to arrest the dad and not the other two? Apologies if that's been covered already as I haven't read the whole thread.

I have wondered that too. In quite a few reports I have read that all 3 of them are wanted for questioning ,but only he has been mentioned as being arrested.
I wonder if the police have more evidence,including forensics, which would enable them to legally arrest him .

 

[Dotta]

cotta is referring g to the family’s previous residence, a flat in Byfleet.

Im Dotta, not cotta hahaha

 

[iamshadow21]

Was the uncle living with the family?
Or was he visiting?

Strange that he paid for the tickets.
Rich uncle.

Not necessarily, he may have maxed out a credit card.

MOO

 

[Chelly]

Please
read the tweet carefully.

So sorry. Could you please explain?

 

[horace4831]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1693685062229783036

Could it be that they also had to move out from this property in a hurry? Maybe returning perhaps on a regular basis? JMO

 

[JennieM]

So sorry. Could you please explain?

Police is also searching the previous property the family lived in before April.

In April the family moved to the new house where Sara was found dead.

 

[JennieM]

Could it be that they also had to move out from this property in a hurry? Maybe returning perhaps on a regular basis? JMO

If that was also a council house, I really doubt they would be able to have access to it after they left.

 

[Chelly]

The flat that they are now searching, not the house that she was found in. Previous residence.

So the four month vacancy reference by Dotta was not the home Sara died in but a residence prior to that. Appreciate the clarification. Thanks also @JennieM

 

[Inthedetails]

If that was also a council house, I really doubt they would be able to have access to it after they left.

Unless they didn't give notice of moving? idk

 

[JennieM]

Unless they didn't give notice of moving? idk

I don't know much about how council housing works, but I would imagine you can’t get another council house until you vacate the one you are in.

However, we have 2 brothers and 2 properties here.