{"id":5867,"date":"2023-09-20T05:08:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T05:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/british-pakistani-trio-to-face-murder-trial-over-girls-death-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T05:08:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T05:08:06","slug":"british-pakistani-trio-to-face-murder-trial-over-girls-death-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/british-pakistani-trio-to-face-murder-trial-over-girls-death-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"British-Pakistani trio to face murder trial over girl’s death | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The father of a 10-year-old girl whose death sparked an international manhunt in Pakistan will face trial for her murder next year.<\/p>\n

Sara Sharif’s body was discovered at the family home near Woking, southern England, on August 10, the day after her father, Urfan Sharif, flew to Islamabad.<\/p>\n

An early morning emergency call alerting officers to Sara’s death was made from Pakistan by a man identifying himself as the father, according to detectives.<\/p>\n

The house was otherwise empty, and the manhunt continued with Interpol and Britain’s foreign ministry coordinating with authorities in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Read<\/strong>\u00a0Manhunt in minor girl’s murder case leads UK police to Pakistan<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharif, a 41-year-old taxi driver, travelled to Pakistan with his partner Beinash Batool, 29, his brother Faisal Malik, 28, and Sharif’s other five children.<\/p>\n

All three adults have been charged with Sara’s murder and on Tuesday appeared via video link before a judge at London’s Old Bailey court.<\/p>\n

The trio, who are also charged with causing or allowing the death of a child, were arrested last week after disembarking from a flight from Dubai after spending a month in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

A post-mortem examination found Sara had sustained “multiple and extensive injuries” over a long period.<\/p>\n

At Tuesday’s hearing, the three spoke only to confirm their names and addresses and were remanded in custody until a pre-trial hearing on December 1.<\/p>\n

The trial is expected to start on September 2, 2024, and last six weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n