Five children who travelled from UK to Pakistan with Sara Sharif's father found in police raid

11 September 2023, 16:52

Sara Sharif (r). Her dad Urfan Sharif appeared in a video statement with his partner Beinash Batool after the pair left the UK (l)
Sara Sharif (r). Her dad Urfan Sharif appeared in a video statement with his partner Beinash Batool after the pair left the UK (l). Picture: Supplied

By StephenRigley

Five children who travelled with Sara Sharif's dad to Pakistan have been removed from their grandfather's home by police.

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Officers raided the house today as they continued to hunt Urfan Sharif and his partner, Beinash Batool.

Muhammad Sharif, Sara’s grandfather, said the children had been hiding inside his home but did not say how long they had been there.

Sara Sharif and mum Olga
Sara Sharif and mum Olga. Picture: Supplied

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Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, his partner, Beinash Batool, and brother Faisal Malik, who are all wanted by police in the UK following the girl’s death last month, were not present when the raid was carried out on Monday.

According to the BBC, Muhammad Sharif accused Pakistani police officers of destroying CCTV cameras and damaging the gates at his home in the north-eastern city of Jhelum.

He said the kids had now been removed by police after the home was raided by officers demanding to know where Sharif was.

Police confirmed the children are now in their care but Sharif, Batool and Sara's uncle Faisal Malik were not with them.

One neighbour said: "Police officers including female officers raided the house. They broke the CCTV at the entrance and entered it.

"While inside, more officers arrived outside and stopped the traffic. They stopped everyone from filming on their mobile phones."

Police outside the house in Woking where Sara Sharif was found
Police outside the house in Woking where Sara Sharif was found. Picture: Alamy

Surrey Police want to speak to Urfan, Batool and Malik, 28, who fled the UK for Pakistan after Sara was found dead and alone at the family home in Woking on August 10.

A post mortem examination found she had suffered “multiple and extensive injuries” over a “sustained and extended" period of time.

Last week, Sara’s father and stepmother accused the media of “making up lies” about them as they spoke publicly for the first time about her death.

In a video Urfan and Batool said they were willing to co-operate with authorities and “fight our case in court”, but did not specifically state a return to the UK.

In the footage, the husband and wife, sat side-by-side on a sofa as she read out a prepared statement.

She said: "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.”

Batool also said her family have gone into hiding as "everyone is scared for their safety.

She continued: "The kids are unable to attend school as they're afraid to leave the house. No one is leaving the house.

"The groceries have run out and there is no food for the kids as the adults are unable to leave their homes out of fear for safety."

An inquest opened into Sara's death last week heard how medics are still unable to establish a cause of death but it is likely to have been "unnatural".

A previous post-mortem revealed she suffered “multiple and extensive injuries which are likely to have been caused over a sustained and extended period of time”.

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