Man wanted in connection to the death of Sara Sharif
Pakistan police are seeking to arrest the father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif who was found dead in her home in Woking, Surrey on August 10. 41-year-old Urfan Sharif along with his partner, 29-year-old Beinash Batool, and his brother 28-year-old Faisal Malik are wanted for questioning in connection to the death of his daughter. Meanwhile, the local community is beginning to come to terms with the death of the likeable youngster. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 A manhunt is underway for the father of 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Police believe Mr Sharif, along
00:07 with his partner, 29-year-old Bainash Patel, and his brother, 28-year-old Faisal Malik,
00:14 travelled to Islamabad on August 9th, along with his five children aged between 1 and
00:20 13 years old.
00:21 He said, "I want to book tickets for Pakistan and I need it as soon as possible." Then
00:28 after that I sent him a text, "One way or return?" He sent the text, "One way."
00:37 Meanwhile, the local community in Surrey are coming to terms with the death of the likeable
00:42 youngster. Jackie Chambers, headteacher of St Mary's C of E Primary School in Byfleet,
00:49 where Sara had been a pupil, said she would be dearly missed by pupils and teachers. Ms
00:55 Chambers said in a statement, "She was a bubbly, confident little girl who had the
00:59 most beautiful smile. She was full of ideas and was very passionate about the things she
01:04 believed in. Sara will be dearly missed and, as a school community, we are all deeply affected
01:11 by this tragedy."
01:12 Local council leader Tim Oliver said, "This is an incredibly sad situation and our thoughts
01:18 and deepest condolences are with everyone affected." He confirmed that the National
01:23 Child Safeguarding Panel had been notified and a multi-agency rapid review was underway.
01:29 He added, "We can confirm Sara Sharif was known to Surrey County Council, but we cannot
01:34 comment further while the Surrey Safeguarding Children Partnership's thorough review process
01:40 is ongoing. It has been reported that Pakistan police are looking to arrest Mr Sharif after
01:45 evidence came to light that he briefly returned to the family home in Jhelum, 84 miles just
01:51 outside of the capital prior to his disappearance.