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‘Dictatorial’ father of Sara Sharif said daughter ‘brings smile to my face’

Urfan Sharif was convicted of the 10-year-old’s murder on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif care concerns first raised when she was less than a week old, shock new details of case reveal

Previously unreportable details about the family’s contact with social services and the courts have been published.

Evening Standard

New details revealed about Sara Sharif case as PM says questions to answer

Previously unreportable details about the family’s contact with social services and the courts have been published.

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What is happening to Sara Sharif’s siblings?

Questions remain over what will happen to Sara’s siblings and half-siblings, who were taken to Pakistan, after murder convictions on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Social services had concerns about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth

Surrey County Council repeatedly raised “significant concerns” that Sara was likely to suffer abuse from her parents, family court documents show.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s mother speaks out about abusive ex who killed their daughter: ‘He tried to set me on fire’

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool convicted of murdering Sara Sharif, 10, after campaign of abuse

The Independent UK

What happened to little Sara Sharif and did the UK let her down?

The murdered 10-year-old’s father Urfan and stepmother Beinash Batool have been found guilty of her killing in the UK.

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Sara Sharif’s father given custody despite years of reported abuse of mother and siblings

Trial of Urfan Sharif revealed children’s services, Surrey police and primary school were aware of concerns about the family for 16 years

The Guardian - UK

Questions need answering after Sara Sharif death, Prime Minister says

The 10-year-old was beaten to death four years after her taxi driver father was awarded custody, despite accusations of abuse against him.

Evening Standard

‘Questions to be answered’ over Sara Sharif’s ‘awful’ murder, Starmer says

The 10-year-old was beaten to death four years after her taxi driver father was awarded custody, despite accusations of abuse against him

The Independent UK

Calls for home-schooled children to be registered after Sara Sharif murder

Sara Sharif was taken out of school after teachers noticed bruises on her chin and eye

The Independent UK

Nearly 500 children died or seriously injured by suspected abuse or neglect in last year

A ‘deeply disturbing’ number of children died or were seriously harmed as a consequence of abuse and neglect in the last year, a charity leader said

Evening Standard

What the papers say – December 12

Here are the biggest stories leading Thursday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder: Children at risk of abuse ‘must not be home educated’

Sara’s father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool were found guilty of murder while her uncle Faisal Malik was guilty of allowing the death.

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Sara Sharif: Keir Starmer says 'questions need to be answered' over abuse and murder of 10-year-old girl

PM calls the murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif ‘shocking’ and ‘awful’

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s mother says ‘monster’ Urfan Sharif should ‘die in jail’ for murdering schoolgirl

Olga Domin has said the abuse inflicted upon the schoolgirl by Urfan Sharif was ‘not human’

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s family ‘hid in corn fields’ as police raided home in Pakistan

Police went undercover to get information about Sara Sharif’s family in Pakistan, the Daily Mail reports.

The Independent UK

Furious children’s commissioner says Sara Sharif failed by social services

Social services closed schoolgirl’s case six days after teachers made a referral over bruises on her face

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Calls for urgent action to protect other 'failed' children as family convicted over Sara Sharif murder

Conviction of 10-year-old’s father and stepmother for her murder has highlighted ‘profound’ weaknesses in the child protection system

The Independent UK

Inside Sara Sharif’s unassuming house of horrors where schoolgirl was beaten to death

The 10-year-old was repeatedly abused in a household that ‘completely normalised’ violence towards her

The Guardian - UK

Sara Sharif murder: who are the 10-year-old girl’s killers?

Sara’s father and her stepmother were convicted of murder after a dramatic courtroom confession

Evening Standard

Calls for urgent action after family convicted over Sara Sharif death

Conviction of 10-year-old’s father and stepmother for her murder has highlighted ‘profound’ weaknesses in the child protection system

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s family ‘only sought to preserve their own interest’ – police

The 10-year-old’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s mother pays tribute to ‘beautiful’ daughter as girl’s father and stepmother convicted of murder

Three members of 10-year-old’s family found guilty over her death on Wednesday after years of horrific abuse

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif’s stepmother’s haunting ‘no comment’ reply when asked if she loved 10-year-old girl

Jurors find 10-year-old’s stepmother Beinash Batool and father Urfan Sharif guilty of her murder

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