00:00 The father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been arrested on suspicion
00:06 of her murder on their return to the UK after a month in Pakistan.
00:11 Irfan Sharif, his partner Benash Batool and brother Faisal Malik travelled to Pakistan
00:17 a day before police discovered Sara's body in Woking on the 10th of August.
00:23 This has been an extremely fast moving, challenging and complex inquiry and we remain absolutely
00:29 committed to conducting a thorough investigation into Sara's death.
00:33 We will not be commenting any further at this point and will provide further update as and
00:39 when we are able to do so.
00:41 A post-mortem found the youngster had suffered multiple and extensive injuries over a sustained
00:47 and extended period of time.
00:50 Police in the eastern province of Punjab say the three suspects were handed over to the
00:54 Pakistani Federal Investigation Agency.
00:57 However, the lawyer says the family returned to the UK willingly.
01:00 They have come back of their own accord to resolve matters.
01:03 They have booked the tickets themselves.
01:04 And long story short, they have arrived and the next step really is just to resolve matters
01:10 using the rule of law and see what happens next.
01:12 Five of Sara's siblings who travelled to Pakistan with Mr Sharif, Ms Batool and Mr Malik last
01:18 month remain in care in the country.
01:21 Surrey Police say they are working to secure their safe return to the UK.
01:25 Meanwhile, the three suspects will face questions in custody as police try to determine exactly
01:32 what happened to Sara.
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