Pakistani father, two others charged with homicide of 10-year-old woman in UK

A Pakistani father, his feminine associate and his brother who had been a part of a world hunt after a 10-year-old woman was discovered useless in a city in south-east England had been on Friday charged along with her homicide after being flown in from Pakistan.

The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated it authorised fees towards Urfan Sharif, 41, Beinash Batool, 29, and Faisal Shahzad Malik, 28, associated to the homicide final month of Sara Sharif in Woking, Surrey. The trio appeared at Guildford Magistrates’ Court and have been remanded in custody.

“The CPS has authorised Surrey Police to charge Urfan Sharif with the murder of his 10-year-old daughter Sara. Charges of murder have also been authorised against Beinash Batool, Mr Sharif’s partner, and his brother Faisal Shahzad Malik,” the CPS assertion stated.

“A further charge of causing or allowing the death of Sara has been authorised against all three individuals,” it stated.

All three had been arrested on Wednesday night at Gatwick Airport as they disembarked a flight from Dubai after that they had been traced by police in Pakistan.

Surrey Police had found Sara Sharif’s physique at a residential handle in Woking on August 10 following an emergency name, which was made by a person figuring out himself because the woman’s father and was later traced to Islamabad. A autopsy examination discovered Sara Sharif had sustained “multiple and extensive injuries”.

The police drive stated the woman’s mom, Olga Sharif – of Polish origin, had been knowledgeable of the newest developments and was being supported by specialist officers.

Sara’s 5 siblings, aged between one and 13 years previous, additionally travelled to Pakistan with Sharif, Batool and Malik. Earlier this week, they had been discovered by police in Pakistan on the house of Sharif’s father and have since been moved to a authorities childcare facility within the nation.

The CPS stated as felony proceedings are actually energetic, all these charged have a proper to a good trial.

“It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings,” it stated.

Investigation into the case led to the involvement of worldwide companies, together with Interpol, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to progress enquiries with the Pakistani authorities.

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Sep 15, 2023