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Sara Sharif family court judges to be named next week, Court of Appeal rules

Move comes after several media organisations challenged the ban on naming the judges

Evening Standard

Judges who allowed Sara Sharif to remain in her father’s custody to be named next week

Court of Appeal rules identities of three family court judges can be revealed

The Independent UK

Bid to review ‘unduly lenient’ murder sentence for Sara Sharif’s father

Solicitor General Lucy Rigby referred Urfan Sharif’s sentence to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme.

Evening Standard

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Neighbours ‘heard screaming’ moments before woman died in housing block

Surrey Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after the incident in Ashford, Surrey, on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Screams heard as mother killed and toddler injured in ex-office block used for temporary housing

Surrey Police have launched a murder investigation at a converted office block in Ashford

The Independent UK

Man arrested after woman dies and two-year-old girl seriously injured

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the child has been taken to hospital.

Evening Standard

Police hunt men with bolt cutters who stole £21k worth of designer bags from boutiques in London and Surrey

Detectives appeal for information after latest raid which has left retailers across the capital in fear

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Judges involved in Sara Sharif care cases should be named, Court of Appeal told

Several media organisations are appealing against a High Court decision barring judges involved in historic proceedings being named.

Evening Standard

Stepmother of Sara Sharif given 'easy prison job' as she serves 33-year life sentence

Beinash Batool was sentenced to 33 years behind bars for her role in the death of Sara Sharif

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father has ‘throat slashed with tuna tin’ by HMP Belmarsh inmates

Urfan Sharif was jailed for life in December for years of horrific ‘torture’ that only ended with Sara’s murder

The Independent UK

Father of Sara Sharif ‘attacked in prison’

Urfan Sharif was allegedly ambushed by two inmates at HMP Belmarsh armed with the jagged lid of a tuna tin, according to reports.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif: Why the judges from cases before schoolgirl’s murder won’t be named

Mr Justice Williams refused a request from media organisations to name judges involved in historic proceedings related to Sara Sharif.

The Independent UK

Naming judges from Sara Sharif cases ‘like blaming Titanic lookout’, judge says

Mr Justice Williams refused a request from media organisations to name judges involved in historic proceedings related to Sara Sharif.

Evening Standard

Government called on to change presumptive contact laws after Sara Sharif murder

Labour MP Marie Tidball called for a review of the presumption of contact to protect vulnerable children.

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Father Who Beat Daughter to Death Forced Her to Wear Hijab to 'Cover Up the Bruises'

A father and stepmother received life sentences for the brutal murder of their 10-year-old, who child protective services failed to protect from years of abuse.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif ‘stood up for herself and had unquenchable spirit’ – judge

On Tuesday, the 10-year-old’s father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were jailed for her murder.

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder shows danger of homeschooling vulnerable children – judge

Her kills had life sentences were imposed just as the Government introduced a new Bill to Parliament, promising to strengthen safeguards for children.

The Independent UK

Judge says Sara Sharif’s brutal murder shows danger of homeschooling

Homeschooling her allowed the abuse at the hands of her father Urfan Sharif

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The Independent UK

Their gruesome abuse laid bare, Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother start life sentences to cries of ‘evil’

The pair were described as ‘executioners’ by Sara’s mother, who watched on as the defendants stared down while their sentences were delivered during an emotionally charged hearing at the Old Bailey

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif murder: 'Sadistic' father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Beinash Batool jailed for life

Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool murdered little Sara after she had been burned, bitten, and beaten with weapons

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother jailed for life for ‘torture’ and murder

Sara was found dead at her home in Woking, Surrey, after her father rang police from Pakistan to confess he had beaten her ‘too much’.

The Independent UK

Sara Sharif latest: Father and stepmother jailed for life for ‘gruesome’ murder amid cries of ‘evil’ in court

Sara Sharif’s mother Olga watched on remotely as Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were sentenced to life in prison for murder of her daughter at The Old Bailey

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif mother calls Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool "sadistic executioners" as they face life sentences

Sara Sharif was murdered by her father and stepmother after months of violent abuse

Evening Standard

Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother facing life sentence for murder

Sara was found dead in a bunkbed at her home in Woking, Surrey.

The Guardian - UK

Why do we keep failing abused children like Sara Sharif?

Letters: Readers on the death of the 10-year-old girl at the hands of her father and stepmother and the grave weaknesses in the child protection system

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