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A court in Pakistan has granted Sara Sharif's paternal grandfather permanent guardianship of her five siblings, aged 16 to four, after a period of legal uncertainty following Sara’s murder in 2023. The eldest sibling expressed comfort with the decision during court proceedings where it was also confirmed that the children will retain their British citizenship. Sara’s father and stepmother were sentenced to at least 40 and 33 years in prison respectively for her death, which resulted from a two-year campaign of torture.
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Story summary
In August 2023, Sara Sharif's siblings were taken to Pakistan by her father Urfan Sharif, stepmother Beinash Batool, and uncle after Sara was murdered by her father and stepmother in Surrey, England. The children have since been living with their paternal grandfather in Pakistan. Recently, a Pakistani court granted guardianship of the five siblings to Sara's grandfather, who is now legally responsible for them.
The eldest sibling told the judge they were comfortable in Pakistan, and all five maintain British citizenship, allowing them to return to the UK if they choose. The family had been in hiding before the children were found at their grandfather’s house by police and initially placed into state childcare. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool returned to the UK where they were arrested and convicted of Sara's murder, while the children have remained in Pakistan under the care of their grandfather ever since.
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Sara Sharif's paternal grandfather has been granted guardianship of her siblings by a court in Pakistan.
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grandfather → publish → Pakistan
The decision comes after years of legal limbo following the murder of 10-year-old Sara by her father and stepmother in 2023.
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decision → come → 2023
The children's grandfather has said her siblings will retain their British citizenship so they can choose to return to the UK if they wish.
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they → say → UK
All five children, who are now aged between 16 and four, have been living in Pakistan since 2023.
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who → age → 2023
They were asked to speak to the judge in court, where the eldest said they were comfortable and the siblings were settled.
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siblings → ask → court
When told by the judge that the grandfather would become their guardian, the eldest responded saying "that's all good".
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that → tell → judge
The five children have been in Pakistan since August 2023, when they were brought to the country by Sara's father, stepmother and uncle after Sara was killed.
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Sara → bring → father
The family was in hiding for weeks before the children were discovered by police at the grandfather's house.
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children → discover → house
They were initially put into state childcare.
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They → put → childcare
The adults flew back to the UK and were arrested at the airport.
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Sara's father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool were found guilty of Sara's murder.
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father → find → murder
Sharif was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in prison and Batool received a minimum of 33 years.
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Batool → sentence → years
Her uncle, Faisal Malik, was found guilty of causing or allowing her death and given a 16-year sentence.
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uncle → find → sentence
Sara had been hooded, burned and beaten during a "campaign of torture" that lasted two years before her body was found at the family home in Woking, Surrey.
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body → hood → Woking
In Pakistan, Sara's grandfather was given temporary custody of her siblings in October 2023.
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grandfather → give → October
All but the youngest are now attending school in Pakistan, the grandfather has said.
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grandfather → attend → Pakistan
The children were made wards of court in England, and Surrey County council had been trying to bring them back through the courts in Pakistan.
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council → make → Pakistan
Their grandfather has been fighting for them to stay with him.
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them → fight → him
Surrey withdrew from the case in June, saying it had no ability to pursue the application in Pakistan, as English proceedings are coming to an end.
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proceedings → withdraw → end
A final decision on their guardianship had not been made in Pakistan's courts until Saturday.
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