Sara Sharif: Murdered girl was being home schooled, says neighbour

A neighbour of the 10-year-old recovered dormant astatine her location successful Surrey has told the BBC the miss had been removed from schoolhouse and was being educated astatine home.

Sara Sharif was recovered by constabulary astatine her location successful Horsell, Woking connected 10 August.

Surrey Police are trying to hint her father, uncle and stepmother, who flew to Pakistan the erstwhile day.

A post-mortem introspection confirmed Sara had sustained "multiple and extended injuries" implicit a agelong play of time.

The neighbour, who did not privation to beryllium named, said Sara's stepmother Beinash Batool had told her the miss was being location schooled aft being bullied astatine schoolhouse for wearing a hijab.

"I suggested to Beinash that Sara needed to beryllium with children her ain age," said the neighbour, "she replied that she was making friends astatine the mosque and successful her swimming lessons.

"Another clip I remarked to Beinash that it indispensable beryllium hard to location schoolhouse Sara, particularly arsenic she had the babe to look after. She said it was precise casual arsenic she utilized BBC Bitesize."

The neighbour said Sara seemed "reserved and quiet".

"She often carried the babe successful her arms, and sometimes I saw her playing with him. I ne'er saw her grin oregon laugh."

Surrey Police is moving with the authorities successful Pakistan successful a bid to find Ms Batool, Sara's begetter Urfan Sharif and his member Faisal Malik.

Surrey County Council and Surrey Police person confirmed the authorities had interaction with the family, with the constabulary describing it arsenic "limited" and "historic".