Prison inmates deny trying to murder Sara Sharif’s father in jail cell Prison officers entered the cell and found Sharif bloodied and distressed on the floor The Independent UK · Sep 23
Serving prisoners deny trying to kill Sara Sharif’s father in jail cell Prison officers entered the cell and found Urfan Sharif bloodied and distressed on the floor. Evening Standard · Sep 23
Coroner rejects anonymity requests for three witnesses in Sara Sharif inquest Three Surrey County Council staff have had anonymity applications rejected by a senior coroner Evening Standard · Sep 18
Coroner orders Surrey council to disclose over 24,000 documents in Sara Sharif inquest The 10-year-old Sara Sharif was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey in August 2023 The Independent UK · Sep 10
Pair charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked in Belmarsh Prison Two men have been charged with attempted murder after the father of murdered schoolgirl Sara Sharif was attacked in prison. The Independent UK · Aug 14
Two inmates charged with attempted murder after Sara Sharif’s father attacked The Crown Prosecution Service said Steven Sansom and Adam Watson are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 26. Evening Standard · Aug 14
Baby Preston Davey’s death at hands of adoptive father slammed as ‘failure of the state’ Children’s Commissioner says a safeguarding review must find out if Preston’s murder ‘could have been prevented’ The Independent UK · Jun 18
EHRC guidance dubbed ‘misogynist’s charter’ as trans people ‘could be banned from single-sex spaces based on looks’ Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025
Sara Sharif Death: Shocking New Evidence Emerges in Woking Girl's Case New safeguarding review reveals systemic failures in Sara Sharif's tragic death, exposing missed opportunities to protect the Woking schoolgirl. International Business Times UK · Nov 13, 2025
Review into safeguarding failures ‘shows Sara Sharif’s murder was preventable’ Despite a ‘great deal of information’ available to various authorities during her lifetime, Sara ‘was not protected from abuse and torture’. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025
Children’s services should come before Parliament over Sara Sharif failings – MP Surrey County Council has apologised after a safeguarding review found a series of missed opportunities to protect the 10-year-old. Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025
Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother ‘should never have been trusted’ with her care, damning review finds Urfan Sharif’s history of domestic abuse was ‘overlooked and underestimated’ by all professionals who came into contact with the family The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025
The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025 Murdered Sara Sharif failed by system that missed opportunities to save her The 10-year-old was found dead at her Surrey home in August 2023 after suffering ‘horrific abuse’ at the hands of her father and stepmother.
Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2025 Sara Sharif: Devastating failings that led to murder of 10-year-old girl exposed Authorities missed numerous opportunities to save Sara Sharif’s life, a damning review has found
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2025 Council staff visited wrong address day before Sara Sharif’s murder, review finds Education secretary says report highlights ‘glaring failures and missed opportunities’ by various agencies
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025 Government urged to enforce a total ban on smacking of children Psychiatrists say decades of research show the ‘detrimental effects of physical punishment’
Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025 Smacking ban urged amid growing belief child physical punishment ‘unacceptable’ According to the Children Act 2004, it is unlawful to hit your child, except where it is ‘reasonable punishment’, and this is judged case-by-case.
Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025 Call to end postcode lottery in children’s social care after Sara Sharif tragedy A Liberal Democrat peer has tabled amendments that aim to give a ‘basic level of protection’ to every child.
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 Children’s commissioners call for a complete ban on smacking ‘Let this be Sara’s legacy,’ England’s child commissioner says
The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025 ‘Let UK-wide smacking ban be murdered 10-year-old Sara Sharif’s legacy’ Smacking is illegal in Wales and Scotland but there remains a legal defence in England and Northern Ireland.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025 Whole-life order for Sara Sharif’s father rejected by court of appeal Lady Carr, the lady chief justice, also rejects bid from Urfan Sharif, his wife and brother to challenge their sentences
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025 Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother lose sentence appeal bids Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were found guilty of Sara Sharif’s murder.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025 Father and stepmother who murdered 10-year-old schoolgirl Sara Sharif lose bid to reduce prison sentences Court of Appeal also rules that Urfan Sharif will not have to serve a whole-life order