Sara Sharif’s father, stepmother and uncle charged with her murder

Sara Sharif’s father Urfan Sharif, bottom right, his partner Beinash Batool, top right and her uncle Faisal Malik, bottom left, have been charged with murder (Picture: ITV/AFP/Surrey Police)

Three relatives have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old girl Sara Sharif.

Her father Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner Beinash Batool, 29, and Mr Sharif’s brother Faisal Malik, 28, all of Hammond Road, Woking, Surrey, have been charged by police.

All three of them have also been charged with causing or allowing the death of a child.

Young Sara’s body was discovered at her home on August 10 and a post-mortem examination determined that she had sustained ‘multiple and extensive injuries’ over a ‘sustained and extended’ period of time..

The trio had fled to Pakistan the day before Sara was found dead, prompting an international manhunt.

They finally returned on Wednesday evening after a month on the run and they were arrested at Gatwick Airport after their flight landed from Dubai.

Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Mr Malik have been remanded in custody and will appear at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on Friday (September 15).

Urfan Sharif, 41, pictured after landing at Gatwick Airport, has been charged with the murder of his own daughter (Picture: ITV)

Sara’s stepmother Beinash Batool, 29, has been charged (Picture: ITV)

Sara’s mother Olga Sharif has been informed of the charges and is being supported by specialist officers.

After they had been arrested, Olga spoke of her relief that they had been detained almost five weeks since her daughter’s death.

She told The Sun: ‘I am very happy that the police have made arrests.

‘It is a huge relief and something I didn’t think would happen this quickly.

‘I feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders but there is still a long way to go before I feel closure.

‘What is important now is that the police can investigate with no information being kept back or put to the side. This needs everyone to work together.

‘I have had to wait a long time for this and I didn’t know if they would ever be able to investigate what happened to my daughter.’

Sara’s uncle Faisal Malik is one of three relatives charged with her murder (Picture: ITV)

Sara Sharif was found dead at her home on August 10 in Woking, Surrey, having suffered serious injuries (Picture: AFP)

Surrey Police said following their arrests: ‘Our thoughts remain with her and those affected by Sara’s death at this very difficult time.

‘This has been an extremely fast-moving, challenging and complex enquiry and we remain absolutely committed to conducting a thorough investigation into Sara’s death.’

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