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Sara Sharif father and stepmother statement makes no sense

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Bramblecrumble22 · 06/09/2023 11:23

So they released a video. I don't know the point of it. Sm is not upset or even pretending to be sad about her death. There is no explanation about why they fled. She claims it's an incident, while media have been lying about the father giving a statement on it being an accident where she fell down the stairs. An incident to me is non-accidenal.

They are in hiding but have no food, they want to cooperate, how? not asking for anything or showing remose.

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Mimmy352 · 06/09/2023 11:26

Agree, it makes no sense. They know what happened, otherwise they wouldn’t have fled

CaptainMyCaptain · 06/09/2023 11:29

You do not flee the country if there is an accident or even an incident. It makes no sense. They are shameless.

Freelancefreedom · 06/09/2023 11:31

If they are so concerned about being killed or tortured in Pakistan, why go there? Only murderers wanting to flee justice would do that.

Bramblecrumble22 · 06/09/2023 11:33

I wonder if they thought their family would protect them....or just didn't think it through. Are they just starving their other children now.

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Sparklesocks · 06/09/2023 11:34

Even if it was an accident (it wasnt) - you wouldn’t leave your poor little girl alone and abandon her like that after she died. And they said her body had multiple injuries which were likely from a sustained period of time.

the poor mum said she barely recognised her daughter’s face because it was so swollen. It’s heartbreaking. They are cowardly and have only made it worse for themselves by fleeing.

SomeCatFromJapan · 06/09/2023 11:36

I'm struggling to muster up much sympathy for the risks they are facing in Pakistan, the country they chose to flee to.

BigGlenda · 06/09/2023 11:41

His body language and the fact that she talks so dispassionately about Sara (and gives the matter only two sentences) speaks volumes I think

It comes across as two people who care for no one but themselves

Bramblecrumble22 · 06/09/2023 11:47

Yes bigglenda. And dragging 5 children round with them too. Mostly fearing for inram, mentioned other children they have brought to harm. Could have left other children with someone in England or family in Pakistan.

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MarshyMcMarshFace · 06/09/2023 11:51

The video comes after it was reported in the media that a PM could not establish the exact cause of death - so doubtless they now think they can explain their way out of it.

It also comes after his father has said publicly that he thinks his son should return to the UK and deal with the allegations. So maybe the lack of family support has left them isolated. The wider family are not appreciating being questioned - I think two have tried to take legal action against the Pakistani police.

To give her some benefit of doubt I wonder if she meant to say 'accident' instead of 'incident'. English seems not to be her first language.

But how self serving - the majority of the statement being 'poor us' and about their difficulties.

And no logic - they way out of their self imposed hiding is to surrender themselves for questioning.

(An obviously the 'no identified cause of death' won't help them because the injuries were found to have been sustained over a long period).

That poor, poor little girl.

Baldieheid · 06/09/2023 11:52

I'd like proof that the other children are safe and well.

I have little to no sympathy for the adults finding things tough in Pakistan, but those kids have barely been mentioned. Why not?

donkra · 06/09/2023 11:56

I mean, of course it makes no sense? Everybody knows, broadly speaking, what happened to Sara, and at whose hand. But they were hardly going to admit it. They're flailing.

Pizzanight · 06/09/2023 11:57

To make a statement saying their kids are scared for their safety, ofcourse they bloody are, their sibling has been murdered!

Bramblecrumble22 · 06/09/2023 11:57

She didn't attempt to explain anything

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BoohooWoohoo · 06/09/2023 12:00

I think that there's so much wrong with this case. Each time I see that photo of Sara heavily groomed like an adult woman, I shudder at the thought of what her life must have been like.
The father and stepmother clearly did this video to serve their own agenda.

Dramatico · 06/09/2023 12:01

The bit that I can't get over is that they Sara had multiple imjuries sustained over a period of time and yet THEY say they fear being tortured!

Whatswhatwhichiswhich · 06/09/2023 12:01

They want to assist the UK investigation….. but fled to Pakistan? They have no feelings for the death of that poor little girl, it’s all about themselves. I hope the Pakistani police do catch up with them.

SafferUpNorth · 06/09/2023 12:06

The statement makes no sense at all. They are a heartless, cruel pair and deserve every ounce of what's coming to them - whether that's police torture in Pakistan or facing justice in the UK.

I fear for the safety of the other children... and my heart goes out to Sara's poor mother.

Why was she living with the father?

Araminta1003 · 06/09/2023 12:06

The Polish mother said a U.K. court removed that little girl and gave the father custody. He then alienated the 2 children from the mother. And now the little girl is dead. What about the failings of the English court, did she go to school here etc.- what did social services know. Why are they not ordered to return the kids first. They are not safe. Someone needs to take responsibility politically first for the remaining children.

Allthatwegotisthispalebluedot · 06/09/2023 12:09

This is a horrifying case. They need to come home and face justice.

RIP Sara. You deserved so much better. 💐

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BoohooWoohoo · 06/09/2023 12:00

I think that there's so much wrong with this case. Each time I see that photo of Sara heavily groomed like an adult woman, I shudder at the thought of what her life must have been like.
The father and stepmother clearly did this video to serve their own agenda.

Yes, that poor, poor little girl, who knows what she endured before she died, you are right, that photo is really disturbing. It is a dreadful case and those people who fled know exactly what happened to her.

Frazzledmum123 · 06/09/2023 12:12

I was disgusted by their video. It was all poor me, all about them with barely anything said about that little girl. If it truly was an accident then the father at least would be in tears apologising profusely not slouched back in a chair looking like he doesn't give a f**k. If the video was meant to invoke sympathy then it failed spectacularly

YetMoreNewBeginnings · 06/09/2023 12:13

Why was she living with the father?

Her Mother said the father got custody of the children through the family court by claiming there was a risk she’d take them off to Poland.

whynotwhatknot · 06/09/2023 12:14

load of bull-there was an incident-so why run off

bring them back and letd find out what really happened

VictoriaVenkman · 06/09/2023 12:17

Surrey Police said the post-mortem investigation revealed Sara suffered "multiple and extensive injuries" that were likely sustained over an extended period of time.

This wasn't an "incident".