Three people sought by detectives over the murder of a 10-year-old girl in Woking were known to the victim and may have fled the country, police have said.
The child, who has been named as Sara Sharif in reports, was found dead at a house in Horsell, a village to the north-west of the town last Thursday. Surrey police believe the trio left the country the previous day.
A police spokesperson said: “Inquires are ongoing to locate the three identified people we would like to speak to in connection with our investigation into the death of a 10-year-old girl in Woking.
“Detectives have confirmed that no other people were present at the address when they attended in the early hours of Thursday morning. The three people they would like to speak to were known to the victim.”
A postmortem examination is due to take place on Tuesday afternoon and formal identification of the girl has yet to take place. Surrey police have not provided any further information about the victim or the three people, but said officers are still at the address and that no arrests have yet been made.
On Thursday, DCI Debbie White said: “Our officers are working hard to build a picture of what happened. We have no reason to believe there is any risk to the public.”
