Dozens of police smashed into Sara's grandfather's home in Pakistan, seizing five young children and CCTV cameras
Detectives in the UK launched a murder investigation after discovering the body of Sara Sharif, who was alone when police arrived at the property.
, seemingly out of the blue, Sara's father Urfan Sharif flew to Pakistan from London four weeks ago with his partner Beinash Batool, his brother Faisal Malik and five children aged between one and 13.Several hours after the raid, the five children were returned to the house in Jellum, a city in Pakistan's north-east where Urfan Sharif had grown up.
Sara's grandfather Muhammad Sharif revealed to the BBC how the five children had been staying at his home since their arrival on 10 August. "Since they came from the UK, I didn't let them go," Sharif said, as he claimed he wasn't trying to hide them from authorities. "I told Urfan and Beinash that they can go wherever they want to, but I will not let the children go with you."They kept asking me about Urfan, Faisal and Beinash, no one asked me about the children."Sara Sharif's grandfather Muhammad Sharif confirmed the 10-year-old's father had visited him after fleeing to Pakistan.