The father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, whose body was found at her home address in Woking last month has been formerly charged with her murder.
Urfan Sharif, 41, along with his partner Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother Faisal Malik, 28 were each charged with murder as well as causing or allowing the death of a child, the Crown Prosecution Service announced yesterday.
The trio were arrested on the evening of September 13 at Gatwick Airport as they disembarked a flight from Dubai.
Sara’s lifeless body was discovered at her Woking home on August 10 with post-mortem tests showing she had suffered ‘multiple and extensive injuries’ over a ‘sustained and extended’ period of time.
Mr Sharif, Ms Batool, and Mr Malik flew to Pakistan with five children – aged between one and 13 years old – a day before Sara’s body was discovered.
Three people have been charged with the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, whose body was found at her home address in Woking on 10 August
The trio spent a month in the country before deciding to come back to the UK.
They flew back last night on board an Emirates A380 Airbus from Dubai and landed on the runway at London Gatwick at just after 7.30pm – where they were arrested by Surrey Police.
All three have been remanded in custody to appear at Guildford Magistrate’s Court later today.
Sara’s mother, Olga Sharif, has been informed of this latest development and is being supported by specialist officers.
She had previously visited the £550,000 red-brick home in the quiet village of Horsell, near Woking, five days after her daughter’s death to lay flowers in her memory.
The 36-year-old said her ‘life will never be the same again’, and described Sara as being ‘happy and always laughing’.
Olga Sharif (seen middle, supported by two companions) visited the £550,000 red-brick home in Horsell, near Woking, to lay a floral tribute in memory of her daughter
Sara pictured playing in a garden – her body was tragically found at the family home
Ms Sharif, pictured left, who was married to Mr Sharif between 2009 to 2017, described Sara as an ‘amazing child’
‘Sara was an amazing child,’ Mrs Sharif told The Sun.
‘There is nothing I can do that can bring her back to life, so I have to only remember the good times with her now. Life is really hard. It’s just not fair.’
The young girl was previously a pupil a St Mary’s Church of England primary school in Byfleet.
The school’s headteacher Jacquie Chambers said the Year 5 pupil had ‘the most beautiful smile’.
In a statement, she said: ‘[Sara] was a bubbly, confident little girl who had the most beautiful smile. She was full of ideas and was very passionate about the things she believed in.’
Ms Chambers added: ‘Sara will be dearly missed and, as a school community, we are all deeply affected by this tragedy.
‘Our thoughts, prayers and sympathy are with those affected by this heartbreaking news.’
Detective Superintendent Mark Chapman, from the Surrey Police and Sussex Police Major Crime Team, previously said: ‘Firstly, on behalf of Surrey Police, I would like to express my heartfelt condolences following Sara’s tragic death.
‘Our thoughts are with her mother at this difficult time. We also fully appreciate the impact this devastating incident will have had within the local community.’
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