Sara Sharif’s fugitive father and stepmother land in Britain: Dad and mom now face Surrey Police for questioning over 10-year-old’s dying – after spending a month in Pakistan

Sara Sharif’s runaway father and stepmother have tonight landed again in Britain to face police questions over the homicide of their 10-year-old lady final month.

The dramatic improvement got here after the pair went into hiding in Pakistan for a month, and a world manhunt was launched there and within the UK.

Surrey Cops have been anticipated to board the Emirates A380 Airbus as quickly because it taxied to a halt after touchdown at Gatwick Airport at 7:28pm tonight.

Detectives will escort Urfan Sharif, 41, and his companion Beinash Batool, 29 from the aircraft, together with Mr Sharif’s brother Faisal Malik, who can also be wished for questioning.

They’re anticipated to be pushed to a Surrey Police station.

Sara Sharif (pictured) was discovered useless and alone in her household’s residence close to Woking, Surrey, on August 10

Sara’s father (left) and his companion Beinash Batool (proper) launched a video final week addressing the dying and confirming they’re in hiding

Urfan Sharif and his companion Beinash Batool are each on their method again to the UK

Tributes exterior the house of Sara Sharif, the place the little lady’s physique was discovered on August 10 

The couple and Mr Malik had performed cat-and-mouse with the Pakistani authorities for a month since flying to the nation, however in line with their legal professionals, they lastly determined to return again to Britain and provides their accounts to the police.

Sara was discovered useless at her household residence in Woking, Surrey, on 10 August – a day after the three adults left the UK.

Publish-mortem exams discovered Sara suffered ‘a number of and intensive accidents’ over a ‘sustained and prolonged’ time period

The three adults left the UK with 5 different youngsters aged between one and 13.

Surrey Police had stated they want to communicate to the three adults in relation to Sara’s dying, and have been ‘completely dedicated to conducting a radical investigation.’

The person main Operation Unison, the inquiry into Sara’s homicide, Detective Superintendent Mark Chapman from the Surrey and Sussex Police Main Crime Staff, is anticipated to present an announcement at Surrey Police HQ in Guildford later.

Sara’s physique was discovered after Mr Sharif alerted police from an unknown location in Pakistan the place he had gone into hiding.

This morning they boarded a flight from Pakistan travelling by way of Dubai and have been resulting from arrive at Gatwick at 7:45pm, although their flight was half an hour early.

The Sharif’s household lawyer, Raja Haq Nawaz, instructed MailOnline right now the trio had boarded an Emirates flight from Pakistan’s jap metropolis of Sialkot. He stated they weren’t below arrest and had voluntarily left for the UK.

A spokesman for Jhelum Police, Mudassar Khan additionally confirmed all three had left for the UK.

The couple’s remaining youngsters have been taken into custody by police on Monday from their grandfather’s home and have been later handed into the care of the federal government run Youngster Safety Bureau following a court docket listening to on Tuesday.

All 5 youngsters have remained behind in Pakistan and are presently being cared for on the Bureau’s Lahore centre.

Surrey Cops are scheduled to fulfill the flight in Gatwick the place the couple could also be taken into custody for questioning.

This week the Mail revealed how the household had launched a determined authorized bid to stop them being extradited again to the UK. 

They complained that their freedom of motion and journey have been infringed by the police investigation into Sara’s dying.

In a petition to Lahore Excessive Courtroom affected by errors together with Sara’s age, the household complained ‘they’re required for the homicide of Sara’s (sic), daughter aged about 12/13 yr in the UK.’

The authorized papers lodged on behalf of (Urfan’s father) Muhammad Sharif said that the lacking couple and their prolonged family members have been ‘victimised’ by the police hunt, denied their basic proper to journey and complain they’ve been ‘disadvantaged’ of private liberties. 

Faisal Malik, brother of Urfan Sharif, is needed over the suspicious dying of the ten-year-old lady

An post-mortem of the lady didn’t set up a reason behind dying however confirmed that she had suffered ‘a number of and intensive accidents, that are more likely to have been brought about over a sustained and prolonged time period’ 

It was argued that Pakistani police has no foundation to detain the couple as they have not dedicated any offences in Pakistan and there’s no extradition treaty with Britain.

The household’s lawyer Malik Asif Taufeeq Awan demanded the court docket intervene to ‘defend and to avoid wasting the whole member of the family together with Urfan Sharif in addition to her (sic) spouse Benish Batool from the unlawful iron arms of respondent authorities.’

The case had been resulting from be heard subsequent week however the couple determined at hand themselves in right now.

Native police discovered the kids at Sara’s grandfather’s home as they continued to seek for the little lady’s father and stepmother. 

An post-mortem of the lady didn’t set up a reason behind dying however confirmed she had suffered ‘a number of and intensive accidents, that are more likely to have been brought about over a sustained and prolonged time period,’ British police stated in an announcement.

The 5 youngsters have been recovered by police on Monday night from Muhammad Urfan’s residence in Jhelum, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of Lahore in central Pakistan.

The youngsters have been discovered after Interpol issued yellow notices for them, that are used to assist find lacking individuals, usually minors.

Police officer Nasir Mahmood Bajwa stated the kids have been in protected custody since their restoration. 

They have been introduced earlier than the court docket on Tuesday below excessive safety. The court docket ordered the kids to be moved to the custody of the Youngster Safety Bureau in Rawalpindi metropolis, near Islamabad.

Final Wednesday, Sara’s stepmother spoke publicly for the primary time because the little lady was discovered useless.

In a clip of the footage posted on-line, Batool exhibits no emotion as she describes Sara’s dying as ‘an incident’ and says she and Sharif are prepared to co-operate with UK authorities over the case.

Sara’s father remained silent all through the clip, and Batool solely spent just a few seconds talking about Sara earlier than spending a lot of the video complaining of how her household have been scared to go exterior. 

In the meantime, Sara’s mom Olga Sharif gave an interview to the Polish tv programme Uwaga! by which she spoke of the harrowing expertise of going to view her daughter’s physique. 

The 5 youngsters have been recovered by police Monday night from Muhammad Urfan’s residence in Jhelum, about 175 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of Lahore in central Pakistan

The youngsters, ranging in age from 1 to 13, have been discovered after Interpol issued yellow notices for them, that are used to assist find lacking individuals, usually minors

Olga Sharif with an image of her daughter Sara who was discovered useless at her residence in Woking, Surrey

She stated: ‘One among her cheeks was swollen and the opposite facet was bruised. Even now, after I shut my eyes I can see what my child regarded like.’

Ms Sharif separated from her husband in 2015 and Sara and her older brother had been dwelling together with her till 2019, when the household court docket dominated they need to dwell with their father. Ms Sharif nonetheless had equal rights to see the kids and stated whereas that was simple to take care of initially, it turned more and more more durable over time. The eldest youngster taken to Pakistan with the household is Ms Sharif’s son. 

Sara’s grandfather, who has since been detained, has instructed the BBC the lady’s dying was an ‘accident’ and three relations who left the UK for Pakistan will ‘in the end’ return to face police questioning.

However he additionally stated his son ought to ‘cooperate with the police and face the legislation’. 

Muhammad Sharif stated he noticed Sara’s father quickly after he arrived within the metropolis of Jhelum, within the South Asian nation, and stated his son had fled the UK out of ‘worry’.

In a video, Sara Sharif’s grandfather is proven saying: ‘Sure, they [Urfan Sharif and his wife Beinash Batool] ought to cooperate with the police and face the legislation, the legislation is every part and life with out legislation is troublesome.

‘My recommendation to them, is to face the legislation, they need to current themselves to the police and inform them the reality about what occurred.’

‘In the event that they launch a video message, it could be good. And if they’ve extra particulars they should share (them) with the police. Sharing the reality is their basic proper, it isn’t doable to cover issues. The extra they particulars they share, the higher for them.’

Sara’s uncle stated final month his niece had fallen down the steps and damaged her neck.