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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Pennink

Sara Sharif murder: Children at risk of abuse ‘must not be home educated’

Undated handout file photo issued by Surrey Police of 10-year-old Sara Sharif (Surrey Police/PA - (PA Media)

The law must change so children who are suspected victims of abuse cannot be home educated, the Children’s Commissioner said as she called for urgent action following Sara Sharif’s brutal murder.

Dame Rachel de Souza told BBC Newsnight it was “madness” that children who were at risk of abuse at home should be taken out of school, which should act as a “safeguard”.

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