Three people known to Sara Sharif ‘booked one-way tickets to Pakistan and flew the day before’ 10-year-old girl’s body was found in Woking

Three people known to a ten-year-old girl who was found dead in Woking last week booked one-way tickets to Pakistan, and flew the day before police discovered her body. 

Sara Sharif was tragically found dead at her father’s home in the quiet village of Horsell, near Woking, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Tickets to Islamabad costing more than £5,000 were booked on August 9, hours before Sara was found alone by Surrey Police at 2:50am.

A travel agent in the town said he was contacted by someone known to Sara, wanting plane tickets for three adults and five children, according to the BBC. 

Detectives have launched a murder inquiry and a manhunt is under way for three people who were known to the girl – the suspects have not been named. 

Sara’s heartbroken mother has described her as an ‘amazing child’

A Surrey Police spokesman said: ‘Detectives have confirmed that no other people were present at the address when they attended in the early hours of Thursday morning. The three people they would like to speak to were known to the victim.’ 

Sara’s father Urfan Sharif, 41, had full custody of his daughter and his 13-year-old son. 

Her mother, Olga Sharif, 36, claims Sara’s behaviour changed when she moved in with her father. 

Ms Sharif said she married Urfan in November 2009, but the marriage ended in 2017. She claims she was only allowed to see her children twice in the past four years. 

A post-mortem examination was due to take yesterday – a cause of death has not been formally confirmed.

Tributes have poured in for the ‘lovely’ Sara, with flowers and notes left outside her family home. A mourner is pictured leaving flowers outside the property on Friday

Olga Sharif, 36, with a picture of her beloved daughter Sara, who she would like to lay to rest in Poland

Ms Sharif, who now lives in Somerset, hopes to bury Sara in her native Poland. 

The heartbroken mother has described Sara as ‘an amazing child’. She said: ‘She was so beautiful. I can’t believe she’s dead.’

‘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,’ she told The Sun. 

Tributes have poured in for the ‘lovely’ Sara, with flowers and notes left outside her family home. One note read: ‘Sweet girl. I’m sorry that your sparkle was put out too soon. Rest in peace X.’