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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emine Sinmaz

Judge who returned Sara Sharif to care of murderer father can be named

Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and his partner in August 2023. Alison Raeside had been presiding over related hearings from 2013, six days after Sara was born.
Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and his partner in August 2023. Alison Raeside had been presiding over related hearings from 2013, six days after Sara was born. Photograph: Handout/Surrey police/AFP/Getty Images

The judge who decided that Sara Sharif should live with her father, who went on to kill her, can be named after a court of appeal ruling.

Urfan Sharif and his wife, Beinash Batool, murdered Sara in August 2023, less than four years after the designated family judge for Surrey made the decision.

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