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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers

Siblings of Sara Sharif, found dead at her father’s home in August, are made wards of court

Sara Sharif
Sara Sharif, 10: her father and stepmother travelled to Pakistan with her siblings the day before her body was found. Photograph: Surrey Police/PA

The older brother and half-siblings of the 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif, who was found dead at the home of her father and stepmother in August, have been made wards of court in this country.

Despite efforts by Surrey county council to secure their return to the UK, all five children, aged one to 13, remain in Pakistan where they were taken by their father, Urfan Sharif, and the mother of the younger four siblings, Beinash Batool, the day before Sara’s body was discovered by police on 10 August.

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