Sara Sharif: Surrey Police had contact with family of murdered girl

Police person had "historic" interaction with the household of a 10-year-old miss who was recovered murdered astatine her home, a elder serviceman has said.

Det Supt Mark Chapman said Sara Sharif's household were known to Surrey Police officers for "some years".

It comes aft Surrey County Council besides said the family, who lived successful Woking, were known to the authorities.

Three household members went to Pakistan earlier Sara's assemblage was recovered connected 10 August and are wanted by the police.

Det Supt Chapman told the BBC: "Surrey Police's interaction with the household has been connected a constricted basis. It's been connected a historical basis. And that goes backmost immoderate time."

He said the constabulary interaction with the Sharif household "goes backmost immoderate years" but declined to remark further.

The constabulary serviceman besides said the unit had not referred the lawsuit to the constabulary watchdog, adding: "Surrey Police person reviewed the presumption and it doesn't fulfil the criteria to alert the Independent Office of Police Complaints."

The 3 radical who travelled to Pakistan and are present thought to beryllium successful Islamabad are Sara's father, Urfan Sharif, 41, his partner, Beinash Batool, 29, and his brother, Faisal Malik, 28.

BBC News has been told that 2 constabulary teams successful Jhelum, northbound Punjab successful Pakistan, are looking for Mr Sharif.

He said: "We're looking to perceive from anybody who lived successful the country who regularly saw Sara going astir her regular routine.

"Any parents who whitethorn cognize of Sara from schoolhouse oregon different regular activities. Any parties that mightiness person gone connected retired of school, oregon anyone who had immoderate signifier of interaction with her really, nary substance however insignificant it mightiness seem."

After it was revealed Sara was known to the authorities, campaigner connected children's societal care, Chris Wild, who advised the government's astir caller reappraisal into children's societal care, told the BBC's World astatine One programme this meant Sara would person been "on their radar".

He besides said determination whitethorn person been a kid extortion bid successful place, oregon a safeguarding interest made.

The assembly has said a multi-agency reappraisal is nether way.

Police person said Mr Sharif, 41, made a 999 telephone from Pakistan soon aft landing successful Islamabad with his partner, his member and 5 children, aged betwixt 1 and 13.

That led officers to the location successful Woking wherever they recovered Sara's body. She had sustained "multiple and extended injuries" apt to person been caused implicit a sustained play of time.

Police person besides been searching the family's erstwhile code successful West Byfleet.

There is nary ceremonial extradition pact betwixt the UK and Pakistan.